Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 3000.3038. Restrictions upon activities of board members and employes

A member of the board or an employe of the authority shall not, concurrent with the service of the member or employe with the authority, be a party officer, public officer, public official, public employe or a member of the immediate family of a party officer, public officer or public official. This section shall not apply to members of the board appointed pursuant to section 3032(b)(4) through (8). 1

(b)  2 The provisions of the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L. 883, No. 170),  3 referred to as the Public Official and Employee Ethics Law, and the act of July 19, 1957 (P.L. 1017, No. 451),  4 known as the “State Adverse Interest Act,” are hereby made specifically applicable to board members, officers and employes of the authority. For the purposes of application of such acts, employes of the authority shall be regarded as public employes of the Commonwealth, and officers or board members of the authority shall be regarded as public officials of the Commonwealth, whether or not they receive compensation. The authority shall also be subject to the act of July 3, 1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84),  5 known as the “Sunshine Act,” relating to open meetings, and the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L. 390, No. 212),  6 referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, relating to the inspection and copying of public records.