Board of Ethics finds no probable cause on two complaints after executive session

The Board of Ethics on Sept. 9, 2025, announced it found no probable cause to proceed on two confidential complaints after reviewing them in an executive session and said it will notify the parties, an unidentified board member said.

Board procedures required confidentiality for both the complainants and respondents and the board discussed the complaints in executive session beginning soon after the 5:30 p.m. call to order, the board said. “We have found that there is no probable cause to proceed on either complaint and will notify the parties accordingly,” the board member said upon returning to public session.

The board called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., confirmed a quorum of five members and noted that board member Lynn Rocchio was excused. The board then moved into executive session to consider two complaints; when members returned to public session the meeting time was announced as 6:28 p.m. An unidentified board member confirmed, “The camera was off during the executive session,” and the board said no recording devices were present.

No names of complainants or respondents were disclosed; the board cited its confidentiality procedures in explaining the limited public detail. After announcing the probable-cause determination, a board member requested a motion to adjourn; the motion was made (mover and second not specified in the public record) and the board carried the adjournment by voice vote with members responding “Aye.”

The board gave no further details in public about the nature of the complaints, any evidence considered in executive session, or whether any separate administrative steps would follow. The board said it would notify the affected parties of the determination, and no additional public actions were taken before adjournment.