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HCPSS Seeks Citizen Members for Ethics Panel, Deadline Oct. 30

October 3rd, 2017

The Howard County Board of Education is seeking citizens to serve on the Howard County Public School System’s Ethics Panel.

The Ethics Panel oversees the school system’s Ethics Regulations, advises the Board on matters related to conflict of interest and financial disclosure, and provides advisory opinions to employees on the applicability of the Ethics Regulations to specific situations. A complete copy of the Ethics Regulation is available on the Howard County Public School System’s website at www.hcpss.org/about-us/ethics-panel.

Any Howard County resident at least 18 years of age is eligible to serve on the Ethics Panel. Candidates cannot be an employee of the school system, an HCPSS student, an incumbent member of the Board, or an owner or individual employed by an entity doing business with the Board. Appointees serve a five-year term.

Howard County citizens interested in serving on the Ethics Panel are asked to send a letter of interest and their resume to the Office of the General Counsel at Kimberly_Clare@hcpss.org or by mail to the Howard County Public School System, 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042. The deadline for submissions has been extended to October 30, 2017.