HomeMy WebLinkAbout224-R NorrisCharles H. Norris, Jr.
125 Strafford Avenue
Building #3
Wayne, PA 19087
Re: Order No. 224; File No. 83 -117 -C
Dear Mr. Norris:
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
RECONSIDERATION ORDER OF COMMISSION
January 6, 1984
No. 224 -R
This refers to the Petition for Reconsideration you presented on August
31, 1983, with respect to the above - captioned Order issued on August 22, 1983
pursuant to 51 Pa. Code 2.38. The discretion of the State Ethics Commission
to grant reconsideration is properly invoked, pursuant to our regulations, 51
Pa. Code 2.38(b) when:
(b) Any party may ask the Commission to reconsider an order
within 15 days of service to the order. The person
requesting reconsideration should present a detailed
explanation setting forth the reason why the order should
be reconsidered. Reconsideration may be granted at the
descretion of the Commission only where any of the
following occur:
(1) a material error of law has been made;
(2) a material error of fact has been made;
(3) new facts or evidence are provided which would
lead to reversal or modification of the order and
where these could not be or were not discovered
previously by the exercise of due diligence.
The State Ethics Commission, having reviewed your request for
reconsideration, finds that none of these circumstances are present.
Specifically, although our Order finds you are currently serving on the
Commission for Crime and Delinquency (CCD), you state that you resigned as of
August 31, 1983. Assuming this to be the case, it would not affect our ruling
that you were required to file a disclosure statement for the calendar year
1981 because it is undisputed tht you served on the (CCD) during 1981 and 1982
and thus were required to file a Statement by May 1, 1982. This is not a
material error of fact.
Charles H. Norris
January 6, 1984
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Also, you state that as a CCD member you did not accept the per diem
compensation authorized by statute as payable for CCD members. Even assuming
this to be the case we are persuaded that as a matter of law, your filing was
required. You cannot unilaterally remove yourself from the class of "public
officials" required to file a Financial Interests Statement by voluntarily
foregoing this per diem payment. Your Petition, in this respect, does not
point out a material error of law.
Therefore, the State Ethics Commission concludes that your request for
reconsideration must be DENIED.
The Order referred to above having been redated is accordingly, hereby
reissued. This Order and this decision denying reconsideration are final and
shall be made immediately available as public documents.
EMS /rdp
By the Commission,
Paul mith
Chair an