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The Ethics Commission held its 4th meeting of 2013 on March 19, 2013. The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-11 to Michael J. Colonair, a member of the Pascoag Fire District Board of Commissioners, opining that he is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from...

The Ethics Commission held its 5th meeting of 2013 on April 23, 2013. The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-14 to the Retirement Board of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island ("Retirement Board"), opining that those members of the...

The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-6 to Robert T. O'Neill, M.D., a member of the Narragansett Zoning Board, opining that he qualifies for a hardship exception to the Code of Ethics' prohibition on appearing before his own Board to obtain a variance for...

The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-8 to Nathan T. Calouro, a member of the Bristol Town Council, opining that he is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from participating in the Town Council's appointment of a new harbormaster and the Town Council's review...

The Commission took the following actions: Adopted Regulation 36-14-17009 – Out-of-State Travel. Regulation 36-14-17009 requires public officials and employees who file yearly financial statements to disclose whether they have received any out-of-state travel or travel-related expenses valued...

The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2012-34 to Shelley Pezza, a member of both the Foster School Committee and the Foster-Glocester Regional School Committee, opining that the Code of Ethics prohibits her from participating in and voting on matters before either...

The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-1 to Richard J. Fagnant, an alternate member of the Woonsocket Zoning Board, opining that he is not prohibited by the Code of Ethics from participating in the Zoning Board's consideration of a dimensional variance...

The Ethics Commission held its 13th meeting of 2012 on October 16, 2012. The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2012-28 to Stuart B. Hardy, a member of the Tiverton Planning Board, opining that he is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from participating in the...

The Ethics Commission held its 11th meeting of 2012 on August 21, 2012. The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2012-20 to Brian M. Daniels, the Director of Performance Management in the Office of the Governor, opining that he may accept a position as the...

The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2012-17 to Kenneth Parrilla, a member of the Westerly Town Council, a municipal elected position, opining that the Code of Ethics prohibits him from participating in the Town Council's consideration of the Misquamicut Beach...