Annual report of the Legislative Ethics Committee

              2008 Annual Report of the Legislative Ethics Committee

Pursuant to G. S. 120- 1 03.1 ( n), the Legislative Ethics Committee must publish

annual statistics on complaints filed with or considered by the Committee. By rule, the

Legislative Ethics Committee has defined the annual reporting period as the preceding

twelve months ending on November 30"' of each year. This report contains information

from December 1,2007 through November 30,2008. In addition to the statutorily

required report, the Legislative Ethics Committee is releasing statistics on additional

activities of the Committee during this reporting period. The attached chart contains this

information.

As cochairs of the Legislative Ethics Committee, we are pleased to report the

progress North Carolina has made in the area of ethics reform. We remain committed to

eneral Assembly and bolstering public confidence in

& - Representative Rick Glazier

December 16,200 December 16,2008

Co- Chairs of the Legislative Ethics Committee

2008 Annual Report of the Legislative Ethics Committee

Actions taken by Legislative Ethics Committee Ii 12/ 112007 1113012008 ~- . ~. ~ .- . ~~ ~~ ~ ~ -.--.~--.. -. . ~- ~ ~ -

Number of com~ laintsD endin- a action bv the Committee" I 1 I 0 - -. ~ --

. N umber ~ of complai~ nt- s-.~ . ~~ filed** -.- f-- 1 0

Number of comulaints dismissed** 1 - - ..~. ~ Number ~ of comb~ aintsr esulting in admonishment**

- i

j --- 0

Public admonishment 0

Private admonishment 0

Number of complaints referred to the

Reuresentatives for a. u . ~ ro~ riaatcet ions** 1 -- .--. - - 1 t -

~ u% bericfo mplaints r e f d ~ fdor ~ rimina~~ r6secutions** I - . - . _ - - -- 0

Age of complaints pending action by the Committee*' .. - No. t a. p-- p li ca- b - l e- - -.

Number of legislators and legislativestaff attending ethics

-

trainina -- --..- I ---

~ umbeorf Ethics " Tips of the Day" i_= 54

Number ~ ~ ~ of Le~ gis. la tive Ethics Committee meetings 3

Number of Advisory Opinions issued

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Number of Principles and Guidelines issued - -- 0

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** = data required to be reported under G. S. 120- 1 03.1 ( n) p'

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