Comments on: Ethics, What’s That?

By: McGruff the Crime Dog

McGruff the Crime Dog — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:54:53 +0000

Now that the “Ethics” commission has signaled their intentions by rubber stamping this request I predict that there will be a flood of other similar requests seeking to legitimize the same old business as usual approach at city hall. A diligent guardian would keep their eye on the agenda that is published for the regular second Tuesday of the month commission meetings to see what is up.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:12:49 +0000

Sounds like the ethics committee needs an ethics committee review. Looks like the committee is nothing more than a shield to protect the mayor and council. Why isn’t the mayor and council reviewing these issues and making the rulings? They must not feel able to make determinations about ethics.

By: David Schultz

David Schultz — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:53:43 +0000

The Ethics Commission really blew it and failed to understand what a conflict of interest is. A conflict of interest occurs when a person can use his public office either to personally enrich himself, his friends, or others with whom he works. Here, the treasurer had the capacity to do all three and should have been prevented from personally soliciting others. There is no way he can separate himself from his professional role as treasurer.

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:07:43 +0000

Credit DOES go to Kent Rock for asking the question. In a land where legal opinions reign supreme…will they ever get from legal to ethical? Not as long as the ethics commission is made up as it is (Amanda Horton made a living issuing legal opinions to City Officials for years and now does so for BSU), or as long as the City continues to be more interested in CYA than ethical.