I’m hearing the ethics meeting today lasted 3 hours, and they ruled that there was nothing wrong with the mayor endorsing council candidates or giving them money.
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One board member dissented, I believe it was Greg LaFollette.
I guess board member Jack Marsh was being a real stinker.
The essential argument was 1st Amendment rights and the SCOTUS ruling of Citizens United. But the constitutionality of this has nothing to do with if something is ethical. One city councilor (I think Erickson) went as far to accuse Brekke of trying to make the mayor ‘look bad’ and unethical.
The board members felt that we have a very ‘ethical’ city government and were concerned someone would question their ethics.
LOL. Isn’t that why we have this board?
Of course none of this surprises me. The establishment special interest crowd is often saying if it is legal it is ethical.