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18A The Nags tied Observer.Raleigh,N.C.,Fri.,June;7.SUS 4. .‘----1. ---' `. ' legislator` -St�t� says ethics ° - '' = ,=n has worked well •in G a - ; . sing • By JUAN SANTOS Starr Writer - Despite objections that have _ . - 5 a been raised tgestablishn a jt of v, - ' '. t'Cthiea! code •task':Wo> . bounty' • ys7n officials,A state siSilitor says that Adcock said last week he was --•-- -.- a stiff conflict-n5-interest prowl- opposed an ethics code that n, a - sion has worked well for would apply to appointed officials interview Wednesday that telephone he had commis- sioners in Guilford County since such as members of the county- not bet n aware of the eth'".cs code 1974. owned hospital system. The sys- in effect in Guilford. '' ' ' Sen. Robert G. Shaw, R-Guil- tern's board of directors is respon- "it sounds reasonable to me, ford,said in an interview Wednes- Bible for the operation of Wake but it shouldn't be fltst for our day that an ethics code approved Medical Center and four satellite : county," Aycock said. "It should by the General Assembly — and hospitals. be statewide.I wouldn't opposed it • carrying a possible sentence of up Malone and Massey said the (for Wake), but it would be more to a year in jail for violators—has commissioners could inadvertent- acceptable if it was statewide." : not presented any problems for ly scare away potential appoin- Zieverink agreed with Aycock " the Guilford commissioners. tees if they adopted an ethics code that the special statute sounded • "We felt there should be some that was too strict on financial reasonable. safeguards to protect'the public, disclosures. "I would certainly give it Seri- the commissioners and everybody M. Edmund Aycock, the com- ous consideration between now else,"said Shaw,who served as a missioners chairman,said he was - and the next time the state legisla- . commissioner in Guilford from not opposed to a "simple state- tore meets (in 1986)," Zieverink 1968 to 1976. "I think the public is I ment" that would apply to county said•"It's too late now,and!want - well served with an ethics code. , commissioners. to do things in a calm, cool and Ik's true that the public can vote i' Shaw said he had pushed for collected manner.I have no prob- ' (commissioners) out in four special state legislation, on the lems with it." •• years, but I still think it's a good ethics code for Guilford while he • law." I was a county commissioner there. • +- A current Guilford commission- ' • He said he lobbied for the local ; er,Fred L.Preyer,said he did not : bill, which took effect in January -- •. know of any bad effects that have ;' 1974 and applied only to county However, he added that he - resulted since adoption of the � commissioners, because of the would have'"some difficulty"sap. code. potential for conflicts of interest • rting an ethics code that wow,, "It really just says that you'll in a growing county. apply to appointments made by be honest and decent and fulfill "I had some serious questions," commissioners. • your obligations,and I don't think Shaw said. "It's the same prob- Malone said the proposal was it discourages anybody," Preyer lem you have in a growing county not something the board should said. He also said he knew of no when you start getting calls,start rush into willy-nilly and not give it • cases in which commissioners had hearing rumors and people start due consideration, but I'rir not been charged with violating the talking about what might happen. opposed to developing some sort of uirlclinc to guide us thi•ougn code. Then it's time for a code of g A majority of the Wake commis ethics." I this. sinners last week opposed a sug Besides other provisions in the "I'm quite willing to look at • gestion by Commissioner G. Her- , statute, the law requires commis- I• developing some sort of guidelines best Stout to consider adopting an sioners in Guilford to "disclose and r-c ulations that would be ethics code for both elected and any legal, equitable or beneficial applicable to appointees and onr• appointed public officials in Wake interest he or his spouse may have . board." County government. in real property in Guilford Coun- Adcock said Thursday that de- ' Stout's proposal for guidelines ty which is in the zoning, water spite Guilford's experience, he on ethical conduct followed disclo- . and sewer jurisdiction" of the still opposed an ethics code for • •• • .. _ r---- County. Wake.