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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2nd Qtr 2006 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. - 1 - 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., - 2 - 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 - 3 - 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 - 4 - 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., - 5 - 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. - 6 - 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 - 7 - 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. - 8 - 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. - 9 - 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. - 10- 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. - 11 - 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. - 12 - 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. - 13 - 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. - 14 -