Advisory Opinion No. 1996-14
Within The Meaning Of Conn.
Gen. Stat. §1-79(k)
Cable Advisory Council appointees are selected by municipal
officials representing member towns. The
term public official, as used in the State Ethics Code, applies only to any
statewide elected officer, any member or member-elect of the general assembly,
any person appointed to any office of the legislative, judicial or executive
branch of state government by the governor . . . , any sheriff or deputy
sheriff, any person appointed or elected by the general assembly or by any
member of either house thereof; and any member or director of a quasi-public
agency. As a result, the members of the
Council are not public officials within the meaning of §1-79(k) and are not
subject to the Code of Ethics administered by the State State Ethics Commission. The Commission, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§1-81(5) and
(6), has promulgated model codes of ethics for municipalities and multi-town
districts. Although the Commission does
not administer these codes, the Council may wish to explore the possibility of
the adoption and enforcement of a uniform code by its member towns. By order of the Commission, David T. Nassef
Chairperson