Board Opinions

2013

• Board Opinion 2013-005: Providing Constituents Legal Representation and Referrals to Attorneys
• Board Opinion 2013-004: Lobbying/Contingent Fees/Attorney
• Board Opinion 2013-003: Lobbying/Free Attendance and Tickets to Flower Show Events
• Board Opinion 2013-002: Gifts/Free Attendance to Flower Show Events
• Board Opinion 2013-001: “Resign to Run” – Charter Section 10-107(5)

2012

• Board Opinion 2012-007: Lobbying/Participation at Administrative Hearing
• Board Opinion 2012-006: Fundraising from Vendors for a Professional Conference and Attending Vendor-Sponsored Conference Events
• Board Opinion 2012-005: Lobbying/Public Entity as Principal
• Formal Opinion 2012-004: Gift/Travel Reimbursement/Pew Foundation
• Formal Opinion 2012-003: Lobbying/City Entities as Principal
• Formal Opinion 2012-002: Political Activity Restrictions and Actions Taken in an Official Capacity
• Formal Opinion 2012-001: Outside Employment/City Official

2011 (Click here for Index)

• Formal Opinion 2011-001: Expenditure of Excess Pre-candidacy Contributions

2010 (Click here for Index)

• Formal Opinion 2010-002: Conflict/Outside Employment/Board or Commission/Community
• Formal Opinion 2010-001: "Resign to Run" and Circulation of Nominating Petitions

2009 (Click here for Index)

• Formal Opinion 2009-006: Council Office Sending Newsletter Funded by Private Source
• Formal Opinion 2009-005: Campaign Interaction with Current City Employees to Prepare for Possible Transition After Election/Charter Section 10-107 (Political Activity)
• Formal Opinion 2009-004: Exploratory Committee for Potential Candidacy for Elective Office
• Formal Opinion 2009-003: Potential Conflict / Board or Commission / Relative-in-law / Lawyer
• Formal Opinion 2009-002: Political Activity Restrictions/Philadelphia Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
• Formal Opinion 2009-001: Proposed "Loans" of Former Employee's Services

2008 [The Board did not issue any Formal Opinions in 2008.]

2007

• 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.

2006

• 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

General Counsel Opinions

2013

• GC-2013-503: Lobbying Code Applied to Provision of Tax Collection-Related Services and Advice Pursuant to a City Contract
• GC-2013-502: Post Employment/City Office of Health &Opportunity/CBH
• GC-2013-501: Post Employment/Mayor's Office/Community Behavioral Health

2012

• GC-2012-516: Clarification of Prior Post-employment Advisory
• GC-2012-515: Potential Conflict of Interest/Board or Commission/Interests of Firm Employing Child of Member
• GC-2012-514: Post Employment/Employee/Lobbyist
• GC-2012-513: Potential Conflict/City Attorney/Board of Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2012-512: Political Activity/Authorized Political Committee
• GC-2012-511: Political Activities/Voter ID Law Rally
• GC-2012-510: Potential Conflict/Political Activities/Voter Protection Program
• GC-2012-509: Potential Conflict/City Employee/Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2012-508: Potential Conflict/City Official/Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2012-507: Appointed City Employee/Political Activity/Partisan Political Group
• GC-2012-506: Potential Conflict/City Employee/Board of Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2012-505: Solicitation for a Charitable Organization
• GC-2012-504: Lobbying/Indirect Communications/Comments to Media
• GC-2012-503: Seeking New Employment/Conflicts/Post-Employment
• GC-2012-502: Potential Conflict/City Employee/Board of Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2012-501: Lobbying and Political Committees/Code § 20-1205(2)

2011 (Click here for Index)

• GC-2011-515: Outside Employment/Representation
• GC-2011-514: Post-Candidacy Contributions and Expenditures
• GC-2011-513: Post-Candidacy Contributions and Expenditures
• GC-2011-512: Conflict of Interest/Ownership of Business
• GC-2011-511: "Resign to Run" - Charter Section 10-107(5)
• GC-2011-510: Potential Conflict/Outside Employment
• GC-2011-509: Post-employment/Attorney
• GC-2011-508: Post-employment Restrictions
• GC-2011-507: Potential Conflict/Spouse/Oversight of City Contract
• GC-2011-506: Post-employment Restrictions/Non-Profit with City Contracts
• GC-2011-505: Potential Conflict/City Employee/Board of Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2011-504: Single Checking Account Rule/Code §20-1003(1)
• GC-2011-503: Invitation to Advisory Board to Company/Conflict/Honorarium
• GC-2011-502: Post-employment Restrictions/Contractor with the City
• GC-2011-501: Potential Conflict/Police Advisory Commission/Siblings

2010 (Click here for Index)

• GC-2010-522: "Resign to Run" - Charter Section 10-107(5)
• GC-2010-521: Effect of Non-authorized Political Action Committee
• GC-2010-520: Election Guide for Executive Branch Officials
• GC-2010-519: Handling Pre-Candidacy Contributions
• GC-2010-518: Gifts and Gratuities/Employee Recognition Program
• GC-2010-517: Potential Conflict/Interests in Real Estate Investing
• GC-2010-516: Addendum to Nonpublic Advice of Counsel
• GC-2010-515: Seeking New Employment/Conflicts/Post-employment
• GC-2010-514: Seeking New Employment/Conflicts/Post-employment
• GC-2010-513: Seeking New Employment/Conflicts/Post-employment
• GC-2010-512: Charter Section 10-102/Sale of Books to School District
• GC-2010-511: Youth Commission/Political Activities
• GC-2010-510: Gift/Scholarship/Leadership Seminars
• GC-2010-509: Potential Conflict/Ownership of Day Care Center
• GC-2010-508: Potential Conflict/City Employee/Board of Nonprofit Organization
• GC-2010-507: Potential Conflict/City Employee/Application for Grant Program
• GC-2010-506: Conflict/Board or Commission/Nonprofit Negotiations with Department
• GC-2010-505: Potential Conflict/Outside employment with news media
• GC-2010-504: Post-Employment/Lawyer
• GC-2010-503: Animal Advisory Committee/Ethics Requirements for Members (Amended)
• GC-2010-502: Sinking Fund Commission/Conflict of Interest
• GC-2010-501: Trip Funded by Foundation Grant/Gift

2009 (Click here for Index)

• GC-2009-513: Responding to Offer of Employment from Business with Contract with the Requestor's City Agency
• GC-2009-512: Potential Conflict / City Attorney / Attorney Referral Fee
• GC-2009-511: Employee Joining Board of Non-Profit Agency that Contract with City
• GC-2009-510: Outside Employment as Trainer in Area of Professional Expertise
• GC-2009-509: Board Member Heads Group Applying for City Grant
• GC-2009-508: Application of Political Activity Restrictions to Members of the Commission on Parks & Recreation
• GC-2009-507: Conflict of Interest Involving Client Referrals to Private Attorney
• 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 (AMENDED 3/2/10)

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

• GC-2007-501: Gifts & Solicitation of Donations - City Employees' Combined Campaign - 9/12/07
• GC-2007-502: Post-Employment Restrictions Applied to Former City Employee Now Employed by a Non-Profit with City Contracts - 12/21/07 (AMENDED 11/24/08)
• GC-2007-503: Request for Advice Regarding Outside Employment - 3/28/08
• GC-2007-504: Recognition Event Funded by Private Donations - 12/18/07

Publications and Reports

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• Fiscal Report 2008
• Fiscal Report 2007