Court Opinion

ID: 9649762
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 15:08:51.66806+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:12:14.855476
License: Public Domain

KELLEHER,
concurring.
I have no quarrel with the adoption of the Tram World Airlines standard. However, in fairness to Mr. Carmody, the record appears to indicate that the commission never rejected his claim that he actually believed the second set of reporting forms concerned his status as a state rather than a municipal official. Since thousands of Rhode Islanders, because of the conflict-of-interest legislation, are now regarded as either state or municipal officers who may be subject to an imposition of a civil penalty of a fine of up to $10,000, I trust that some effort will be made to clarify the provisions of § 86-14-4(g), which appear to bar a state official from doing business with municipal agencies and a municipal official from doing business with a state agency. Because most of these officials receive minimum or no compensation for performing vital public services, every effort must be made to clarify this legislation so that all who come within its reach will know exactly where they stand.