Advisory Opinions - 2022
2022-FAO-017 Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes; Outside Employment: An Ethics Officer sought advice on behalf of a Special State Appointee on a potential conflict of interest with the Appointee’s employer outside of their State responsibilities.
2022-FAO-015 Gifts; Additional Compensation: An employee for the Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (OALP) sought advice on the employee’s attendance at a professional conference as a Board member of the conference organization and the employee’s acceptance of a conference registration fee waiver and travel expense reimbursements.
2022-FAO-013 Post Employment Restrictions: A former employee of the Office of the Governor sought advice regarding a post-state employment opportunity as President of a trade organization.
2022-FAO-012 Gifts; Additional Compensation: An Ethics Officer sought advice on behalf of an agency as to whether the Code permits employees of the agency to receive tips as part of their compensation for work performed in their official duties.
2022-FAO-011 Post Employment Restrictions: A former employee for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) sought advice on post-state employment restrictions regarding assisting on a project they were involved with while employed with INDOT.
2022-FAO-010 Ghost Employment; Use of State Property: The Chief of Staff of the Office of Lieutenant Governor sought advice on whether Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) employees can carry out functions of the Indiana Destination Development Foundation.
2022-FAO-009 Post Employment/Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes: A local program director for the Indiana Department of Transportation sought advice regarding a post-employment opportunity and requested guidance on whether the proposed employment opportunity would be subject to any restrictions under the Code of Ethics.
2022-FAO-008 Post Employment/Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes: A former administrative law judge for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission sought advice on whether a proposed post-employment opportunity with a law firm is subject to the post-employment restrictions in the Code of Ethics.
2022-FAO-007 Outside Employment/Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes: An agency ethics officer sought advice on behalf of an agency to determine whether an agency employee could serve as a voting member on a non-profit organization that had contracts with the agency.
2022-FAO-006 Post Employment/Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes: An agency ethics officer sought advice on behalf on an agency employee regarding a post-employment opportunity and business relationship with a group that contracts with the agency.
2022-FAO-005 Outside Employment/Conflicts of Interests: An agency ethics officer sought advice on behalf of a new agency employee on whether he can continue his outside employment/professional activity while employed by the agency.
2022-FAO-003 Outside Employment/Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes: An agency ethics officer sought advice on behalf of an agency head or her designee regarding the opportunity to serve as a voting member on a non-profit organization that had contracts with the agency head's state agency.
2022-FAO-001 Post Employment/Conflicts of Interests - Decisions and Votes: An agency ethics officer sought advice on behalf of an agency head regarding a post-employment opportunity with a newly-developed company, owned by another company whose subsidiaries had contracts with the agency head's state agency.