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Board of Ethics: Common Council may reimburse legal fees for respondents cleared of violations
Summary
Anne, a commenter at a Norwalk City Board of Ethics meeting, said respondents and complainants in municipal ethics proceedings may be represented by legal counsel at their own expense and that the board can recommend reimbursement of reasonable legal costs to the Common Council if a respondent is found not to have violated the code.
Anne, a commenter at a Norwalk City Board of Ethics meeting, said respondents and complainants in municipal ethics proceedings may be represented by legal counsel at their own expense and that the board can recommend reimbursement of reasonable legal costs to the Common Council if a respondent is found not to have violated the code.
Anne said, "the complainant, who's the person filing the ethics complaint, and the respondent, the person who is the subject of the ethics complaint, may be represented by…
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