Saturday, June 19, 2010
PVAs No Longer Immune From Ethics Charges
KENTUCKY...
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ordered ethics charges stemming from the hiring or promoting of family members reinstated against 11 property valuation administrators.
The court's decision, issued Friday in Frankfort, overturns a 2009 decision by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd that the Executive Branch Ethics Commission had no jurisdiction over the officials, who are elected to set the value of property for tax purposes. The PVAs were charged in 2008 with violating a prohibition on state officials using their position to obtain financial gain for themselves or their family members. The appeals court ruled that the PVAs fall under a state law governing ethics by "major management personnel" in the state's executive branch.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ordered ethics charges stemming from the hiring or promoting of family members reinstated against 11 property valuation administrators.
The court's decision, issued Friday in Frankfort, overturns a 2009 decision by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd that the Executive Branch Ethics Commission had no jurisdiction over the officials, who are elected to set the value of property for tax purposes. The PVAs were charged in 2008 with violating a prohibition on state officials using their position to obtain financial gain for themselves or their family members. The appeals court ruled that the PVAs fall under a state law governing ethics by "major management personnel" in the state's executive branch.
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