Ethics

Board of Ethics complaint thrown out

l3wis October 28, 2011 17Comments

Due to ‘Lack of Authority’?!

Citing a lack of authority in the matter, the city of Sioux Falls’ board of ethics Thursday threw out a complaint about the mayor’s involvement in pushing for voter approval of the events center.

So let me get this straight? The City attorney claims that the AG’s opinion in 1988 allows the mayor’s directors to make presentations. Some people complained to the current AG’s office. He says he has no authority, so he throws it back at the city attorney. An ethics complaint is filed, the board’s legal adviser, the city attorney excuses himself (I am assuming because he is a political appointee of the mayor) Then the board gets a private attorney to look into it. And after all that they say they have no authority to respond to the complaint so they throw it out!? Isn’t that your job? Unbelievable and spineless.

Ethics Board meets tomorrow to talk about . . . ?

l3wis October 26, 2011 7Comments

Not sure, but I am guessing by the nature of the secrecy it is about the ethics complaint against the mayor. We know how this will go down in executive session.

Funny that the mayor isn’t holding a press conference to announce this meeting?