RI Ethics Commission — Advisory Opinion No. 2020-51

Dec 8

Approved: December 8, 2020

Re: Richard Constantine

QUESTION PRESENTED:

The Petitioner, a member of the Westerly Planning Board, a municipal appointed position, requests an advisory opinion regarding whether he is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from participating in discussions and voting concerning whether to include a public right of way to the Town of Westerly’s Weekapaug Fire District Beach in the Town’s new Comprehensive Long Range Plan, given that the Petitioner is a resident of the Weekapaug Fire District.

RESPONSE:

It is the opinion of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission that the Petitioner, a member of the Westerly Planning Board, a municipal appointed position, is prohibited by the Code of Ethics from participating in discussions and voting concerning whether to include a public right of way to the Town of Westerly’s Weekapaug Fire District Beach in the Town’s new Comprehensive Long Range Plan, given that the Petitioner is a resident of the Weekapaug Fire District.

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Cate Brown

RI Ethics Commission — Advisory Opinion No. 2020-51

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