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Board reviews small-town mayor—s alleged steering of city business to his gas station, discusses retaliation and penalties
Summary
Board members discussed an article about a small town mayor who allegedly required city employees to use his gas station, charged higher prices, and later retaliated against a firefighter who complained; members debated penalties and whether Sugar Land—s code provides adequate remedies.
The Sugar Land Independent Ethics Review Board reviewed a news article about a mayor of a small town who owned one of four local gas stations and, according to the article, required city employees to fill city vehicles at that station. The article reported the town's population at roughly 638 (other references within the article cited 750) and described reported sales figures and a civil penalty in the town's enforcement action.
Outside counsel advised the board that the reported facts—city purchases routed to a business owned by an elected official and alleged retaliatory removal of…
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