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Legislator raises concerns after county executive’s conflict-of-interest letter; county office says letter was sent out of ‘professional respect’
Summary
At the April 28 Jackson County Legislature meeting, Legislator Barca said he received a letter from the County Executive’s Office alleging potential conflicts of interest tied to his outside affiliations and questioned why the letter was not vetted by the county’s legal office or shared with the full Legislature.
At its April 28 meeting, the Jackson County Legislature heard an extended exchange after Legislator Barca said he received a letter from the County Executive’s Office alleging potential conflicts of interest related to his outside affiliations and board memberships.
Barca read from materials and described the letter as “speculative,” saying it singled him out and was not previously vetted by the county’s general counsel. "So a speculative letter was drafted, written, shared with me about my alleged violations but not previously vetted by the General Counsel's office," Barca said, adding the letter had not been provided to other legislators and that he feared it was being used to intimidate him.
A county representative from the County Executive’s Office,…
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