| Index of Opinions 2012 |
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AO-12-01
An animal control officer may engage in secondary employment as a nuisance wildlife cooperator in the county, subject to the limitations set forth in the opinion. |
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AO-12-07
The members of the Odenton Town Center Oversight Committee are subject to the Public Ethics Law. |
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AO-12-11The HCAAC may appoint as a commissioner, a person who's sibling works for the HCAAC, as long as the appointee does not participate in any matters pertaining to the sibling's employment. |
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AO-12-12
The members of the Human Relations Commission are subject to the ethics law. The ethics law does not prohibit the appointment of a county (or state) employee to the commission, provided that the commission members does not participate in any matter that would affect that member's county agency. |
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AO-12-22
A member of the Odenton Town Center Oversight Committee, who is also the CEO and president of the local Chamber of Commerce, may participate on the committee as to matters brought to it by rank and file members of the Chamber, but may not participate as to any matters brought to the committee by members of the Chamber's board of directors or executive committee. |
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AO-12-26
An employee may not accept travel expenses to visit a vendor's facilities unless payment of travel expenses is included in the contract between the vendor and the county. |
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AO-12-29
Employees may not accept an invitation to attend a VIP event at Maryland Live! from a controlled donor because the value of the food and beverages exceeds a modest value and the event is not charitable, cultural, or political. Employees may not accept a gift commemorating the event because it exceeds the value permitted for an unsolicited gift from a lobbyist. |
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AO-12-37
An employee may not accept a gift of travel expenses from a lobbyist to go to China to promote private investment in an entity that does business with, and is a registered lobbyist in the county because the trip is not for a conference or other meeting where the employee will be a featured speaker. |
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