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Skagway Civic Affairs continues work to define 'substantial financial interest' for ethics rules
Summary
Committee members discussed forming an ethics committee and debated how to define 'substantial financial interest,' weighing a monetary threshold (examples included $1,000 and $5,000) against ambiguous nonfinancial benefits and small-town conflicts tied to employers. Deb Potter will consult a Mat-Su Borough ethics member and report back.
The Skagway Municipality Civic Affairs Committee spent substantial time on March 26 discussing an ethics framework and how to define "substantial financial interest" for elected officials. The committee did not adopt a final definition but agreed to continue fact-finding.
Assembly member Deb Potter said she has a meeting scheduled with an ethics committee member from the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough to learn how that committee handles complaints and structure, and she…
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