Final Adjudication Issued – Sivick Issued: 03/30/2021 Order No. 1731-2 (Sivick) Township Supervisor Lehman Township Pike County, PA ORDER SUMMARY: 1. John P. Sivick (“Sivick”) violated Section 1103(a) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a), when he used the authority of his public office as a Supervisor […]
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