N O T I C E  O F  O P E N  M E E T I N G

TENTATIVE AGENDA

10th Meeting

DATE:         Tuesday, May 20, 2008

TIME:         9:00 a.m.

PLACE:        Rhode Island Ethics Commission

Hearing Room - 8^th Floor

40 Fountain Street

Providence, RI 02903

1.  Motion to approve minutes of Open Session held on May 6, 2008.

     2.   Advisory Opinions.

A. Samuel C. Paterson, Harbormaster of the Town of Jamestown, requests an advisory opinion as to whether he may continue to provide mooring maintenance services for individuals who own moorings under the jurisdiction of the Jamestown Harbor Management Commission.

  Fast Track Advisory Opinions.

B. Robert La Fazia, a Johnston School Committee member, requests an advisory opinion as to whether La Fazia Auto Body & Auto Sales Company Inc., which he owns and operates, may be appointed to the town towing list and or perform auto body repair on municipal vehicles.

C. Lynn Ceglie, a potential candidate for the Newport School Committee, requests an advisory opinion as to whether she is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from seeking election, given that she performs speech and language development screenings on preschool students within the Newport Public Schools as an employee of East Bay Community Action Program.

D. Representative Joseph A. Trillo, a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, requests an advisory opinion regarding whether he may participate in a floor vote of the House regarding legislation that would require insurers of commercial property to provide a premium credit for the installation of fire suppression and prevention equipment, given that he owns and operates a business that sells and installs fire alarms.

E. Margie M. Caranci, the Recording Clerk for the North Providence School Committee, requests an advisory opinion as to whether it would violate the Code of Ethics for her to seek election to and serve on the School Committee, given that, if elected to the School Committee, she will resign as Recording Clerk prior to being sworn into office in January, 2009.

     3.   Motion to go into Executive Session pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(4), to wit:

a.) Motion to approve minutes of Executive Session held on May 6, 2008.    

b.)  Preliminary Investigation No. 2008-1.

c.)  Motion to return to Open Session.

     4.   Motion to seal minutes of Executive Session held on May 20, 2008.

5.   Discussion re: Policy Regarding Initial Determinations.

6.   Discussion re: Search for Legal Counsel.

7.   Director’s Report.

8.   New Business.

9.   Adjournment.

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