New Ethics Board Opinions

• Formal Opinion 2009-001: Proposed "Loans" of Former Employee's Services
• Formal Opinion 2009-002: Political Activity Restrictions/Philadelphia Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
• Advisory Opinion 2007-006 & 2007-004: Political Activity - Boards and Commissions
• Advisory Opinion 2007-005: Inaugural & Transition Fundraising Issue
• Advisory Opinion 2007-003: Contribution Limits Continue to Apply to Former City Candidates Who Seek to Raise Money to Retire Campaign Debt
• Advisory Opinion 2007-002: Appointment of a Close Relative to an Unpaid City Position
• Advisory Opinion 2007-001: Ethics Board Issues Advisory Opinion on how the ethics laws apply to the process of exploring and pursuing potential future employment opportunities, to follow the official’s service with the City, while the official is still on the City payroll.
• Advisory Opinion 2006-003: Response to Candidate Inquiry Regarding "Excess Pre-Candidacy Contributions"; the Single Political Committee and Account Rule; and Training for Candidates and their Treasurers
• Advisory Opinion 2006-002: The Status of the City’s Campaign Finance Law
• Advisory Opinion 2006-001: Limits on Contributions for the Mayoral Campaign

Advice of Counsel

2009

• GC-2009-506: Potential Conflict/Board or Commission/Relative-in-law/Lawyer
• GC-2009-505: Advisory Board Member's Proposed Representation Before Board
• GC-2009-504: Committee Member's Proposed Representation Before Commission
• GC-2009-503: Board Action Impacting Donors to Board Member's Non-Profit Employer/Appearance of Impropriety
• GC-2009-502: Post Employment/Lawyer/Consultant/Vendors to Former Office
• GC-2009-501: Conflict/City Employee on Board of Nonprofit Receiving City Funding - 1.28.09

2008 (click here for Index)

• GC-2008-501: Nutter Inaugural Committee - Gift Issues – 1/2/08
• GC-2008-502: Outside Employment – 1/9/08
• GC-2008-503: Potential Conflict – 1/10/08
• GC-2008-504: Potential Conflict in Proposed Appointment to City Board or Commission - 4/1/08
• GC-2008-505: Post-Employment Restrictions – 1/29/08
• GC-2008-506: Potential Conflict – 1/29/08
• GC-2008-507: Expert Testimony – 3/31/08
• GC-2008-508: Potential Conflict – 2/7/08
• GC-2008-509: City Employee Considering Future Employment with a Company that Consults for the City - 12/22/08
• GC-2008-510: Potential Conflict – 3/7/08
• GC-2008-511: Potential Conflict – 3/20/08
• GC-2008-512: Application of Ethics Laws to Board Member Employed by Non-Profit - 4/2/08 (AMENDED 11/5/08)
• GC-2008-513: Pursuing Future Employment - 4/18/08
• GC-2008-514: Claire Gatzmer -- Post Employment Restrictions - 4/22/08
• GC-2008-515: Potential Conflict - 5/15/08
• GC-2008-516: Application of State Ethics Act to City Employees in "Sanitarian" Job Title - 5/6/08
• GC-2008-517: Potential Conflict - 8/4/08 (AMENDED 10/31/08)
• GC-2008-518: Potential Conflict - 6/25/08
• GC-2008-519: Political Activity Restrictions - 7/8/08
• GC-2008-520: Pursuing Future Employment and Post-Employment Restrictions - 7/7/08
• GC-2008-521: Potential Conflict - 9/4/08 (AMENDED 10/31/08)
• GC-2008-522: Potential Conflict - 9/5/08 (AMENDED 10/31/08)
• GC-2008-523: Application of Charter Section 10-107(3) to Council Employee - 10/9/08
• GC-2008-524: Boards and Commissions - Late Notice Conflict Disclosures - 10/21/08
• GC-2008-525: City Employee Representing Nonprofit before City - 12/3/08
• GC-2008-526: Member of City Board/Commission - Proposal to that Body - 12/4/08
• GC-2008-527: Exploratory Committee for Potential Candidacy for Elective Office - 12/5/08
  

2007

• Post-Employment Restrictions - December 21, 2007
• Recognition Event Funded by Private Donations - December 18, 2007
• Solicitations by Combined Campaign - September 12, 2007

Prior Ethics Board Opinions

• September 20, 2006 In Re: Dianah Neff
• Opinion 2004-01:Holiday Parties
• Opinion 2004-02:The Pennsylvania Society
• Opinion 2004-03:Gifts
• Opinion 2005-01:Response to a Travel Expense Offer Made by a Vendor

• A Plain English Explanation of Philadelphia’s Campaign Finance Law
• Law Department Newsletter: Post Employment Restrictions
• Campaign Contributions and Expenditures, December 9, 2005
• Newsletter of the City Solicitor: Vol. 2, Issue 2: Ethics
• Statement of The Board of Ethics, September 22, 2004
• Political Activity Guide 2005
• Fordham Report