ORDER

AND NOW, this 19th day of May, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, paraphrased, are:

a. Whether a public official may violate § 1103(a) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a), despite lacking the intent to use his office for private pecuniary gain.

b. Whether § 1103(f) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act requires competitive bidding.