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2017

GC2017-506: Application of Political Activity Restrictions to Use of Private Social Media Accounts in a Personal Capacity

GC2017-505: Application of Political Activity Restrictions to Use of City Social Media Accounts in an Official Capacity

GC2017-504: Post-City Employment with Entity that Interacts with Former City Department

GC2017-503: Off Duty Participation in Tuesdays with Toomey Is Permitted

GC2017-502: Investing in a Company in Which PIDC Is a Co-Investor

GC2017-501: Volunteering to Assist a Candidate's Campaign

2016

Adv. Alert 2016-02: Guidelines for City Employees Regarding Off-Duty Volunteering Related to the Democratic National Convention & Supporting Facts

Adv. Alert 2016-01: Guidelines for City Council Staff Regarding Political Activity Restrictions and the Democratic National Convention

2015

GC2015-504: City Board Member with Private Law Practice Involving the City

GC2015-503: Service on Non-Profit Board of Directors that Intersects with Former City Work

GC2015-502: Conflict of Interest Regarding Spouse's Application to Purchase City Property

GC2015-501: Prospective City Board Member Affiliated with Business that Has City Contracts

2014

GC2014-506: Outside Employment as Independent Contractor Sales Consultant

GC2014-505: Wedding Related Gifts Given Between City Employees

GC2014-504: Hospitality Provided at Wedding Not Reportable Lobbying

GC2014-503: Post-City Position at Non-Profit that Receives Funding Through City Contract

GC2014-502: Board Member’s Private Grant-Related Work That May Impact City Board

GC2014-501: Accepting Travel and Other Items Related to Conference Presentation

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

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

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

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

GC-2008-527: Exploratory Committee for Potential Candidacy for Elective Office - 12/5/08

GC-2008-526: Member of City Board/Commission - Proposal to that Body - 12/4/08

GC-2008-525: City Employee Representing Nonprofit before City - 12/3/08

GC-2008-524: Boards and Commissions - Late Notice Conflict Disclosures - 10/21/08

GC-2008-523: Application of Charter Section 10-107(3) to Council Employee - 10/9/08

GC-2008-522: Potential Conflict - 9/5/08 (AMENDED 10/31/08)

GC-2008-521: Potential Conflict - 9/4/08 (AMENDED 10/31/08)

GC-2008-520: Pursuing Future Employment and Post-Employment Restrictions - 7/7/08

GC-2008-519: Political Activity Restrictions - 7/8/08

GC-2008-518: Potential Conflict - 6/25/08

GC-2008-517: Potential Conflict - 8/4/08 (AMENDED 10/31/08)

GC-2008-516: Application of State Ethics Act to City Employees in "Sanitarian" Job Title - 5/6/08

GC-2008-515: Potential Conflict - 5/15/08

GC-2008-514: Claire Gatzmer -- Post Employment Restrictions - 4/22/08

GC-2008-513: Pursuing Future Employment - 4/18/08

GC-2008-512: Application of Ethics Laws to Board Member Employed by Non-Profit - 4/2/08 (AMENDED 11/5/08)

GC-2008-511: Potential Conflict – 3/20/08

GC-2008-510: Potential Conflict – 3/7/08

GC-2008-509: City Employee Considering Future Employment with a Company that Consults for the City - 12/22/08

GC-2008-508: Potential Conflict – 2/7/08

GC-2008-507: Expert Testimony – 3/31/08

GC-2008-506: Potential Conflict – 1/29/08

GC-2008-505: Post-Employment Restrictions – 1/29/08

GC-2008-504: Potential Conflict in Proposed Appointment to City Board or Commission - 4/1/08

GC-2008-503: Potential Conflict – 1/10/08

GC-2008-502: Outside Employment – 1/9/08

GC-2008-501: Nutter Inaugural Committee - Gift Issues – 1/2/08

2007

GC-2007-504: Recognition Event Funded by Private Donations - 12/18/07

GC-2007-503: Request for Advice Regarding Outside Employment - 3/28/08

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-2007-501: Gifts & Solicitation of Donations - City Employees' Combined Campaign - 9/12/07

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