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Legal counsel briefs Metro Arts on ethics, conflicts and open-meetings rules
Summary
Metro Arts legal counsel delivered training covering Metro Code ethics provisions, conflicts of interest, recusal, the Open Meetings Act, and state law governing municipal grants to nonprofits.
Tessa, Metro Arts legal counsel, briefed commissioners July 24 on Metro ethics rules, conflicts of interest, recusal obligations, public-meeting requirements and state law that governs municipal arts grants. Tessa reviewed Metro Code 2.222, which prohibits accepting benefits that could influence official action, and summarized exceptions such as plaques, modest gifts and certain pre-existing personal relationships. She said commissioners should avoid using Metro property or nonpublic information for personal gain, and should disclose…
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