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INDEX
State Ethics Commission
Quarterly Rulings for Second Quarter 2006
ADVICES (Ethicsl:
06-517-5 (Hiscott):
06-532-CL (Dunn):
06-538 (Roan):
06-539 (Ralph):
06-540 (Brann):
06-540-CL (Brann):
06-541 (Denne):
06-542 (Boyer):
Re: Conflict; Public Official; Township Supervisor;
Plaintiff in Litigation Against Developers and/or
Township; Voting On Matters Pertaining to
Developers or Lawsuits; Membership in Non-Profit
Association That Gave Financial Support to Plaintiffs;
Supplemental Advice.
Re: Former Public Employee; Section 1103(g);
Administrative Officer 2; Pennsylvania Department of
State; Clarification; Advice of Counsel, 06-532.
Re: Former Public Employee; Section 1103(g);
Legislative Specialist II; Department of Public
Welfare.
Re: Conflict; Public Official/Employee; Township
Supervisor; Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment;
Proposed Development; Potential Impact Upon Real
Estate of Public Official or Member(s) of Immediate
Family; Class/Subclass Exclusion.
Re: Simultaneous Service, County Auditor and
Director on Housing Authority Board of Which the
County is a Member.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act (Ethics Act), 65 Pa. C. S. S 1101 et seq.,
would impose any prohibition or restrictions upon a
county auditor with regard to simultaneously serving
or being employed as a housing authority board
director if the county is a member of the housing
authority.
Re: Conflict; Public Official/Public Employee; Coke-
Oven Technician; Allegheny County Department of
Health; Private Employment or Business.
Re: Public Employee; FIS; Juvenile Probation
Officer; Cumberland County; County Commissioners,
Court.
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06-543 (Freeman): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a
borough councilmember who is employed by a
municipal authority as to voting on the possible
purchase from the borough of its water and sewer
systems by the municipal authority.
06-544 (Schenker): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any restrictions upon the employment of a
county executive following termination of service with
the county.
06-545 (Herman): Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq., presents
any prohibition or restrictions upon a transportation
authority board member from operating a transit
passenger waiting and service center on those
Sundays that the authority operates buses pick up
and drop off passengers at the center.
06-546 (Dobrowolski): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon an
individual serving as the transportation coordinator for
a school district when the individual has a business
that contracts with the school district to provide
student busing services..
06-546-5 (Dobrowolski): Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq., presents
any prohibition or restrictions upon an individual
serving as the transportation coordinator for a school
district when the individual has a business that
contracts with the school district to provide student
busing services.
06-547 (Loperfito): Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq., presents
any prohibition or restrictions upon a borough council
member from participating in matters that would
financially impact the borough engineering firm that
employs the council member in a non-professional
capacity.
06-548 (Strizzi): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
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06-549 (Roberts):
06-550 (Kinsey):
06-551 (McGowan):
06-552 (Prevoznik):
06-553 (Crow):
06-554:
presents any restrictions upon employment of a
Human Resource Analyst 4 following termination of
service with the Board of Probation and Parole.
Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq., presents
any prohibition or restrictions upon a borough
councilman as to purchases from a business which he
is associated by borough personnel.
Re: Former Public Employee; Section 1103(g);
Local Government Policy Specialist; Department of
Community and Economic Development; Governor's
Center for Local Government Services.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any restrictions upon employment of a Civil
Engineer Manager following termination of service
with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department
of Transportation ("PennDOT").
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a
township supervisor with regard to participating in
actions regarding a subdivision/land development
plan that would entail the township taking over a state
road and the properties along the state road being
subject to an outright purchase, easement purchase,
or condemnation, when the supervisor or members of
his immediate family own property along that state
road.
Re: Whether the financial disclosure provisions of
the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics
Act"), 65 PaC.S. SS 1104-1105, would require a filer
to report information pertaining investments solely
held in the filer's spouse's name.
Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq., presents
any prohibition or restrictions upon a municipal water
authority board member who is an independent
contractor for the authority's consulting engineer with
regard to participating in matters involving the
consulting engineer and performing inspection work
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06-555 (McNeely):
06-556 (Cohen):
06-557 (Litwin):
06-558 (Williams):
06-559 (Bompiani):
for the consulting engineer on water lines In the
authority's system.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would present any prohibition or restrictions upon a
recently elected Borough Council Member of the
Borough of West Chester, a home rule municipality,
where: (1) the Borough Council Member and her
spouse own a planning firm; (2) the firm has served
since 2003 as the Borough's designated planning
consultant, for compensation; (3) the Borough Council
Member's spouse has offered to provide his services
as planning consultant to the Borough on a gratuitous
basis, without any form of compensation, during the
time his wife serves on Borough Council; and (4) the
Borough Council Member's spouse has stated that he
will refrain from bidding on any special project
planning contracts for which the Borough might solicit
proposals.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would impose any prohibition or restrictions upon a
township supervisor in matters pertaining to the
township's emergency medical service provider
("EMSP") when the township supervisor's business
provides contractual services to the EMSP.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a
borough council member from working as a part-time
borough employee.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a
borough council member with regard to contracting
between the borough and a business that employs
the council member.
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a school
director who, in a private capacity, is a practicing
chiropractor, with regard to serving on a workman's
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compensation panel for the school district for which
he serves.
06-560 (Krise):
Re: Whether under the Public Official and
Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101
et seq., a township auditor who, in a private capacity,
is an executive director for a local YMCA, must resign
from his position at the YMCA, where the township
has agreed to make an annual donation to the YMCA
to fund a free summer program.
06-561 (Doyle):
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would present any prohibition or restrictions upon a
borough council member who, in his private capacity,
is a licensed insurance agent and employee of an
insurance company, with regard to conducting
insurance business with the borough he serves as a
council member.
06-562 (Deluca):
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a
township supervisor on a three-member board with
regard to seconding a motion on a conditional use
request for his property where: (1) the non-conflicted
supervisor makes the motion; and (2) one supervisor
is absent from the meeting.
06-563 (Griffin):
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
presents any prohibition or restrictions upon a
borough council member as to voting upon a
preliminary/final waiver by a church in which in the
borough council member is a member.
06-564 (Daly):
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would present any prohibition or restrictions upon a
borough council member with regard to voting to
choose a repository bank for borough funds if the
council member or a member of his immediate family
is a depositor or debtor at one or more of the banks
under consideration by the borough.
06-565 (Riddle):
Re: Whether a borough mayor would be prohibited
or restricted by the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.,
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with regard to serving as Chairman or Co-chairman of
a local United Way effort in addition to serving as
borough mayor.
06-566:
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.,
would impose prohibitions or restrictions upon a
constable who, in his private capacity, is employed by
a company that provides debt collection services, with
regard to: (1) the performance of collection services
by his Department for certain clients as to accounts
that typically have been processed by constables
before being placed with the company; or (2)
providing constable services on a gratuitous basis to
certain of the employer's clients.
06-567:
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would present any restrictions upon employment of an
A following termination of service with Commonwealth
Agency B, specifically with regard to applying for or
accepting employment with one or more entities that
have received funding through Authority B
("Authority"), where the A has had: (1) significant
nonministerial duties with regard to grants awarded by
the Authority; and (2) interaction with such entities in
the course of performing the duties of an A.
06-568 (Heath):
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would impose any prohibitions or restrictions upon a
school director with regard to resigning from his
school director position and being considered for an
employment position as superintendent with the same
school district.
06-569 (Filbey):
Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S 1101 et seq.,
would impose any prohibition or restrictions upon a
water authority board member with regard to
participating in employee-related matters of the
authority where the authority board member is an
authority employee and member of the United Steel
Workers of America, the union to which all authority
employees except salary employees belong.
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ORDERS (Ethicsl:
239-S-R2 (Brake):
240-5 (Baker):
241-5 (Ciaffoni):
242-5 (Cihon):
243-5 (Cox):
244-5 (Fox):
245-5 (Hyatt):
The State Ethics Commission received a request for
reconsideration on December 28, 2005, with respect
to Order No. 239-S-R issued on March 13, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 21.29 of the Regulations of the
Commission, the discretion of the State Ethics
Commission to grant reconsideration is properly
invoked as follows:
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
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246-5 (Edmunds):
247 -5 (Gerhart, III):
248-5 (Harrison, Jr.):
249-5 (Jako):
250-5 (Jefferies):
251-5 (Labon):
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement of Financial Interests required
to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the
Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"),
65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
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252-5 (Laffey, Jr.):
253-5 (Lee):
254-5 (McHugh):
255-5 (McWilliams):
256-5 (Makowski):
257 -5 (Mangol):
258-5 (Matthews):
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement of Financial Interests required
to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the
Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"),
65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
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259-5 (O'Mara):
260-5 (Pitzarella):
261-5 (Ruger):
262-5 (Sarsfield):
263-5 (Varescak):
264-5 (Westlake):
265-5 (Richard):
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement of Financial Interests required
to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the
Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"),
65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
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266-5 (Weaver):
267 -5 (Hundertmark):
268-5 (Meyer):
269-5 (Runner):
270-5 (Becker):
271-5 (Carl):
272-5 (Bricklin):
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
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273-5 (Callahan):
274-5 (Comstock):
275-5 (Levan):
276-5 (Galavage):
277 -5 (Black):
278-5 (Cox):
279-5 (Keiper):
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to
Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and
Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa C.S. S11 01
et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests
required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and
1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
("Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
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280-5 (Kinsman):
1387 (Espenshade):
1388 (Marhefka):
1389 (Glover):
1390 (Munford):
1391 (Small):
1393 (Stewart):
1394 (Scales):
1395 (Gobel):
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or
deficiency of Statement of Financial Interests required
to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the
Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"),
65 PaC.S. S1101 et seq.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
The Investigative Division of the State Ethics
Commission conducted an investigation regarding a
possible wrongful use of act and breach of
confidentiality under the Public Official and Employee
Ethics Act, Act 9 of 1989, P.L. 26, 65 P.S. S 401 et
seq., as codified by Act 93 of 1998, Chapter 11, 65
PaC.S. S 1101 et seq., by the above-named
"Complainant." Written notice of the specific
allegations was served at the commencement of the
investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, the
Investigative Division issued and served upon
Complainant a Findings Report identified as an
"Investigative Complaint," which constituted the
Investigation Division's Complaint against the
Complainant. An Answer was not filed and a hearing
was deemed waived. The record is complete. This is
the determination of the Commission.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics
Commission.
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OPINIONS (Ethicsl:
06-005 (Buenaventura): Re: Whether a Staff Psychiatrist employed by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public
Welfare under Job Code 37500 would be considered
a "public employee" subject to the Public Official and
Employee Ethics Act (the "Ethics Act"), 65 PaC.S. S
1101 et seq., and Regulations of the State Ethics
Commission, 51 Pa Code S 11.1 et seq., and
particularly, the requirements for filing a Statement of
Financial Interests each year the position is held and
the year following termination of such service.
06-006 (Svirsko, Jr.): Re: This Opinion is issued in response to your
advisory request dated March 8, 2006.
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