Public to vote on local candidate financial disclosure exemption

The public will vote this October on whether or not they want Petersburg Borough elected officials to be exempt from the public official financial disclosure law, which requires public officials to disclose income sources and business interests.

According to state statute, the disclosure of financial earnings is meant to discourage public officials from acting upon a private or business interest in the performance of public duty.

If the exemption is not approved, bodies such as the borough assembly, school board and planning commission would be required to report their financial statuses.

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