During its legislative session Monday night, the Aberdeen City Council will discuss the elements of the city’s new Public Ethics Ordinance, which is currently slated for adoption on October 10. The proposed ordinance would delineate provisions and rules for an Ethics Commission; conflicts of interest; lobbying; and financial disclosure for local elected officials, candidates for […]
Applicant Sought for Harford County Board of Education Ethics Panel; 5-Year Term Reviewing Violation Inquiries
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County is seeking applications from interested county citizens to fill an opening on the school system’s Ethics Panel. The Ethics Panel reviews inquiries concerning potential violations of ethics on the part of school employees or Board members, provides advisory opinions regarding ethics issues and […]
Harford County Council Agenda May 10: Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact; Discriminatory Practices; Board of Ethics
On a night with an otherwise empty agenda, the Harford County Council will introduce a pair of bills – Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Discriminatory Practices – Familial Status. Also on the agenda Tuesday night is approval of an executive appointment to the Board of Ethics. The full agenda is listed below: COUNTY COUNCIL […]
Harford Schools Seeks Applicant for School System Ethics Panel
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County is seeking applications from interested county citizens to fill an opening on the school system’s Ethics Panel. The purpose of the five-member Ethics Panel is to review any inquiries concerning potential violations of ethics on the part of school employees or board members. […]
Musical Chairs: McComas/Impallaria Strike Back With Ethics Complaint And Rules Violation Claim
Three days after they were removed from their local leadership roles as chair and vice chair of the Harford County delegation, Dels. Susan McComas and Rick Impallaria launched a counter-attack – claiming rules violations negate their dismissal, filing an ethics complaint and vowing they will run tomorrow morning’s delegation meeting rather than their newly-chosen replacements. […]
For Sale: One Kidney, Used But Not Abused
Does anybody out there need a kidney? Sure, it’s not a question you hear everyday, but apparently Iran has a few we could order up if you answered “yes” . What do you say? Iran is not usually a country we look to in order to draw ideas from, especially fiscally driven ones. But it […]
A Warning and a Reprimand: Aberdeen Council President Elliott is Scolded in Ethics Violation
Updated with response from Council President Elliott Nine months after it was filed, the results of an ethics investigation initiated by one Aberdeen City Council member against another are in and the ruling is that city councilwoman Ruth Elliott violated provisions of the City Code by divulging the contents of confidential internal emails to the […]