Ethics Information
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Current QAC Ethics Code
Clarification of Recusal
- Recusal clarification (1/11/11)
List of Registered Lobbyists
Guide to Code and Information Sheets
- A Guide to the Ethics Code of Queen Anne's County for County Employees, Officials and Citizens
- Information Sheet - Conflicts of Interest
- Information Sheet - Financial Disclosure
- Information Sheet - Gifts
Annual Reports
- Annual Report 2021
- Annual Report 2020
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2019
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2018
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2017
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2016
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2015
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2014
- Ethics Commission Annual Report 2012
- Ethics Commission's Annual Report 2011
- Ethics Commission's Annual Report 2010
- Ethics Commission's Annual Report 2009
- Ethics Commission's Annual Report 2008
- Ethics Commission's Annual Report 2007
Relevant Laws
Human Resources Amendment Undercuts Ethics Code
Problems with Financial Disclosure
- Ethics Matters Comments on QAC Financial Disclosure Form (1/31/06)
- Sachs Letter to Thompson re Financial Disclosure (1/17/06)
Ethics Matters' Testimony on HB 85 - P&Z Ethics Standards
- Ethics Matters' Testimony on HB 85 - Task Force for Ethics Standards for P&Z Boards (1/24/06)
Ethics Exemptions Concerns
The Evolving Queen Anne's County Ethics Code
- Queen Anne's County's New Ethics Code adopted Nov. 15, 2005
Chapter 8, O5-04 Amendment #3 (note: changes in type style in this document are misleading and have no particular significance) - The 1984 QAC Ethics Code replaced on 11/15/05 by Chapter 8, 05-04 Amendment #3 (see above)
- Ethics Commission's Proposed Code as submitted to the County Commissioners 9/2/04
- Ethics Commission's Proposed Code introduced by Commissioner Koval (05-04)
- Proposed Code as Amended #1 (05-04) Changes are noted in red
- Proposed Code as Amended #2 to 05-04 compared to Amended #1 with changes noted in red.
- Proposed Code as Amended #2 compared to Code introduced by Commissioner Koval with changes noted in red.
St. Mary's County Ethics Code - used as a model for the code Mr. Koval introduced (05-04)
