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Wausau Ethics Board sets Oct. 10 hearing rules, keeps subpoenas in place in complaint against Mayor Doug Denny
Summary
The Wausau Ethics Board on Oct. 3 adopted hearing procedures and an order of witnesses for a complaint against Mayor Doug Denny, kept subpoenas for the city clerk and city attorney in effect and scheduled depositions Oct. 6; the board noted a possible protective-order motion that could delay the Oct. 10 hearing.
The Wausau Ethics Board on Oct. 3 adopted a set of procedures for an Oct. 10 hearing on a pending ethics complaint against Mayor Doug Denny and approved an order of witnesses, while keeping subpoenas for the city clerk and the city attorney in effect.
The board’s actions came after board counsel Eric Larson and others told the panel that respondents’ counsel had scheduled depositions for the city clerk and the city attorney on Oct. 6. The board also heard that attorney Samuel Hall had notified board counsel that at least one subpoenaed witness asked to be excused because of holiday-weekend plans and that Hall intends to seek a protective order, which could delay the hearing if granted.
The board adopted the hearing rules by unanimous vote. The rules specify seating arrangements, a statement on decorum to open the hearing, that board witnesses will be called first, then respondent witnesses, and that the…
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