http://www.ethics.ri.gov/ Ethics Commission - Press Releases en-us rihelp@egov.com The Ethics Commission held its 7th meeting of 2013 on June 4, 2013. The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-20 to Anthony Ciacciarelli, an Inspector within the Department of Interceptor Maintenance at the Narragansett Bay Commission ("NBC"), opining that... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/19510 The Ethics Commission held its 6th meeting of 2013 on May 21, 2013. The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2013-17 to James M. Callaghan, Esq., a Narragansett Town Council member, opining that he is not prohibited by the Code of Ethics from simultaneously... Tue, 28 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/19439 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... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/19380 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... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/19379 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 of Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/18770 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 his Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/18769 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... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/18494 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... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/18493 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... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/18492 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... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17699 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 Director Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17251 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 area Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17008 The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2012-14 to Brian Andrade, a prospective Commissioner for the Johnston Housing Authority, a municipal appointed position, opining that the Code of Ethics does not prohibit him from serving as a Commissioner while he is also a... Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16785 The Commission took the following actions: Issued Advisory Opinion 2012-12 to Peter C. Naumann, a senior environmental scientist at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, a state employee position, opining that the Code of Ethics does not prohibit him from working as a... Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16700 The Ethics Commission held its 7th meeting of 2012 on May 1, 2012. The Commission took the following actions: The Commission adopted amendments to Commission Regulation 36-14-5002 – "Additional Circumstances Warranting Recusal." The amended regulation can be viewed here. The... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16674 The Ethics Commission held its 10th meeting of 2011 on June 21, 2011. The Commission issued the following advisory opinion: A.O. 2011-36 to Stephen Durkee, a member of the Providence City Plan Commission, opining that he must recuse from participation and vote in the City Plan Commission's... Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/14137 The Ethics Commission held its 9th meeting of 2011 on June 7, 2011. The Commission issued the following advisory opinions: A.O. 2011-34 to Jodi M. Gladstone, an alternate member of the East Greenwich Zoning Board of Review, opining that she may appear before the East Greenwich Zoning Board... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/14069 The Ethics Commission held its 8th meeting of 2011 on May 17, 2011. The Commission issued the following advisory opinions: A.O. 2011-32 to Steven G. O'Donnell, the Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety and Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, opining that... Fri, 27 May 2011 17:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13942 The Commission issued the following advisory opinions: A.O. 2011-11 to George O. Steere, Jr., a member of the Glocester Town Council, opining that the Code of Ethics prohibits him from participating in and voting on the Town Council's consideration of a proposed ordinance regulating the use of... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13392 The Ethics Commission held its 4th meeting of 2011 on March 8, 2011. The Commission issued the following advisory opinions: A.O. 2011-14 to Cynthia A. Joyce, a member of the Foster-Glocester Regional School Committee, opining that she is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from participating in Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13393