Ethics Information
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Current QAC Ethics Code (1/16/07)
Advisory Opinions
(Through Advisory Opinions, the Ethics Commission advises regarding applicability and compliance with the Ethics Law. Any person may make a request to the Ethics Commission for an Advisory Opinion. Advisory Opinions are public documents and information which might identify the person subject to the opinion should be absent to the extent possible. The Maryland Attorney General notes that publishing the substance and reasoning of advisory opinions benefits the public at large.)
Click on the underlined date to read the opinion.
- Applicability
- Financial Disclosure
- Gifts
- Conflicts
- 2/25/08 ( #08-06 )
- 1/28/08 ( # 08-03 )
- 1/28/08 ( # 08-02)
- 12/20/07 ( # 07-20 )
- 12/17/07 ( # 07-19 )
- 12/11/07 ( # 07-18 )
- 11/19/07 ( # 07-17 )
- 11/19/07 ( # 07-14 )
- 9/17/07 ( # 07-12 )
- 9/17/07 ( # 07-11 )
- 9/17/07 ( # 07-10 )
- 9/17/07 ( # 07-13 )
- 8/20/07 ( # 07-09 )
- 8/20/07 ( # 07-08 )
- 7/16/07 ( # 07-03 )
- 7/16/07 ( # 07-04 )
- 7/16/07 ( # 07-06 )
- 7/16/07 ( # 07-02 )
- 7/16/07 ( # 07-07 )
Guide to Code and Information Sheets
- A Guide to the Ethics Code of Queen Anne’s County for County Employees, Officials and Citizens
- Information Sheet – Conflicts of Interest
- Information Sheet – Financial Disclosure
- Information Sheet - Gifts
Annual Reports
Relevant Laws
Human Resources Amendment Undercuts Ethics Code
Problems with Financial Disclosure
- Ethics Matters Comments on QAC Financial Disclosure Form (1/31/06)
- Sachs Letter to Thompson re Financial Disclosure (1/17/06)
Ethics Matters' Testimony on HB 85 - P&Z Ethics Standards
- Ethics Matters' Testimony on HB 85 - Task Force for Ethics Standards for P&Z Boards (1/24/06)
Ethics Exemptions Concerns
The Evolving Queen Anne's County Ethics Code
- Queen Anne's County's New Ethics Code adopted Nov. 15, 2005
Chapter 8, O5-04 Amendment #3 (note: changes in type style in this document are misleading and have no particular significance) - The 1984 QAC Ethics Code replaced on 11/15/05 by Chapter 8, 05-04 Amendment #3 (see above)
- Ethics Commission's Proposed Code as submitted to the County Commissioners 9/2/04
- Ethics Commission's Proposed Code introduced by Commissioner Koval (05-04)
- Proposed Code as Amended #1 (05-04) Changes are noted in red
- Proposed Code as Amended #2 to 05-04 compared to Amended #1 with changes noted in red.
- Proposed Code as Amended #2 compared to Code introduced by Commissioner Koval with changes noted in red.
St. Mary's County Ethics Code - used as a model for the code Mr. Koval introduced (05-04)
