Pennsylvania State Ass'n of Township Supervisors v. Commonwealth, State Ethics Commission

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The issue of this appeal is that of whether the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission (Commission) committed an abuse of discretion in denying the petitioner, the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ (PSATS), request for reconsideration of a Commission opinion issued under Section 7 (a) (i) of the Act of October 4, 1978, P.L. 883, 65 P.S. §§401-413 (the Act).

It is important to note that PSATS was not a party to the Commission proceeding which produced the opinion which PSATS asked to be reconsidered. *546The opinion in question was made in a proceeding’…