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State Ethics Commission
Quarterly Rulings for Third Quarter 2023
ADVICES (Ethics):
23-539: (Krak): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose any
prohibitions or restrictions upon you following termination of
your employment as a Deputy Secretary of Policy and
Planning for the Policy and Planning Office within the
Governor’s Office.
23-540 (Coleman): Re: Whether either of two township supervisors, each of
whom is a member of a volunteer fire company that is
designated as an officially recognized fire company for the
township, would have a conflict of interest pursuant to
Section 1103(a) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics
Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a), with regard to
voting on the purchase of a fire vehicle for the township
which would be used by the volunteer fire company.
23-541 (Brannon): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose
prohibitions or restrictions upon an individual with regard to
being elected and serving as a member of council for a
borough that employs his son.
23-542: Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose
prohibitions or restrictions upon an individual serving as an
\[Officer\] for the \[Political Subdivision\], who is also serving as
a Member of the Board of Directors of the \[Entity\], with
regard to seeking employment as the \[Position Title\] of the
\[Entity\].
23-543 (Campbell): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would prohibit an
individual from simultaneously serving in the following three
positions: (1) a Member of the Howe Township Municipal
Authority; (2) a Member of the Borough of Newport Planning
Commission; and (3) a County Commissioner for Perry
County, Pennsylvania.
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23-544-(Kinder): Re: Whether, as the Mayor of the City of Meadville
(“City”), you would have a conflict of interest under Section
1103(a) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a), with regard to
participating in matters before City Council related to issues
of concern to a nonprofit advocacy organization named
“Pennsylvania United” (“PA United”) or a local chapter of PA
United, Crawford County United, when you are employed as
the Member Organizer for PA United.
23-545: Re: Whether, following termination of your employment as
a \[Position\] with the \[Commonwealth Agency\], the post-
employment restrictions of Section 1103(g) of the Public
Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. §
1103(g), would apply to prohibit you, in your role as an
associate with a law firm, from lobbying the \[Commonwealth
Agency\] on behalf of clients of the law firm.
23-546 (McKinney): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would permit a
Member of Council for Burgettstown Borough (“Borough”) to
simultaneously serve as a Borough public works employee.
23-547-(Jumper): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose
prohibitions or restrictions upon a state legislator in her
capacity as a public official if the state legislator, in her
private capacity, would become a member of the board of
directors of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides
services to individuals suffering from substance use
disorders and abuse.
23-548: Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose
restrictions upon an individual with regard to performing work
for his new employers, \[Entity 1\] and \[Entity 2\], following
termination of his employment as a \[Public Position\] with
\[Commonwealth Body 1\].
23-549 (Sniegocki): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose
restrictions upon you with regard to performing work in your
position as a Mass Transit Manager 1 for the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) following
termination of your employment as the Director of Road
Operations for Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
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23-550: Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
(“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose any
prohibitions or restrictions upon you following termination of
your employment as a \[Position\] for the \[Commonwealth
Entity\].
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