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Monday, March 01, 2010

Watchdog group questions Montco solicitor's dual role

The things that go on inside Montgomery County government under Jim Matthews and Joe Hoeffel ...

From a story by reporter Keith Phucas in The Pottstown Mercury:
A non-partisan citizens' watchdog group believes Montgomery County solicitor Barry Miller could be on shaky ethical ground serving as both solicitor and campaign treasurer for county commissioners' Chairman James R. Matthews.

Barry Kauffman, executive director of the Harrisburg-based Common Cause Pennsylvania, said elected officials' roles should be clearly delineated and avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

"It sounds like (the solicitor) is treading close to ethical lines he doesn't want to cross," Kauffman said. "I think it makes the public uneasy."
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Watchdog group questions Montco solicitor's dual role

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