Advisory Opinions - 2021
2021-FAO-011 Gifts/Additional Compensation: An Agency's Ethics Officer sought advice regarding employees' acceptance of discounted post-secondary credits being offered through a contract with an educational institution.
2021-FAO-010 Outside Employment: An agency's Ethics Officer sought advice for an employee who was promoted to a new role within her agency to determine if her continued outside employment (previously approved by Commission) would create any conflict of interests for the employee in her new role.
2021-FAO-009 Outside Employment: An agency's Ethics Officer requested the Commission's approval of an outside business opportunity for an employee.
2021-FAO-008 Outside Employment/Conflict of Interests - Decisions and Votes: An agency's Ethics Officer sought advice regarding a prospective employee's outside business and whether she could be adequately screened so as to prevent a conflict of interests between her prospective state position and her outside business.
2021-FAO-007 Outside Employment: An agency's Ethics Officer sought advice for the new agency head to determine whether his continued outside employment (previously approved by Commission) would create any conflict of interests for the employee in his new role.
2021-FAO-006 Post-Employment Restrictions: An Associate Director sought advice regarding a post-employment opportunity with an employer who has a contract with her state agency.
2021-FAO-005 Use of State Property: An agency's Ethics Officer sought advice, on behalf of the foundation that supports the agency through fundraising efforts, to determine whether the foundation could use state resources, including staff and property, to provide experience to donors of a proposed auction event.
2021-FAO-004 Outside Employment/Professional Activity: An employee sought advice regarding her ability to continue her outside academic, community service, and consulting activities while employed as the new Chief Equity and ADA Officer for her state agency.
2021-FAO-003 Outside Employment: A state employee serving as an Opioid Treatment Manager for a state agency requested advice regarding an outside employment position at an outpatient opioid treatment facility.
2021-FAO-002 Post-Employment: A state employee who served as the Chief Medical Director for state mental health facilities sought advice regarding acceptance of a position with a private mental health provider.
2021-FAO-001 Gifts: A state employee requested advice regarding acceptance of a donation to cover medical expenses that was offered to her spouse from an association that has a business relationship with her state agency.