Summary
UPMC paid $27,000 for Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and two of the health care giant's executives to play two days of golf during a charity event.
Legal experts said Thursday that accepting the free rounds of golf might violate the city's code of conduct, which prohibits the mayor and other public officials from receiving gifts worth more than $100 or admission to cultural or athletic events worth more than $250.See the full content of this document
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Pittsburgh Mayor's Free Golf May Not Be On Par with City Code
"That definitely is a sticky situation," said Sister Patrice Hughes, chair of the city's Ethics Hearing Board, who learned of UPMC's gift through news reports.
"It's a provision that gets violated a lot...See the full content of this document
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