Keller v. State Ethics Commission

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.

Lawrence E. Keller (Keller) petitions for review of an order of the State Ethics Commission (Commission) which determined that Keller violated Section 1103(a) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (Act), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a). As mayor of the Borough of New Hope (Borough), Keller received payments for performing marriage ceremonies and deposited those funds into his personal bank account, which he ultimately donated to non-profit organizations and charities. The Commission ordered Keller to pay the Borough the sum of $1,503.09, the total remaining in *661the bank…