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Council declines to adopt ethics board sanction against PCOB member after closed‑session review
Summary
The Common Council voted against adopting an ethics board recommendation that would have barred a former Police Civilian Oversight Board member from appointment to city boards for 12 months and required ethics training. The board had found a violation in an incident involving the member and Madison Police Department officers.
The Common Council on Jan. 14 considered a recommendation from the city's Ethics Board to sanction Shajira Kilfoy Flores, a founding member of Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB). Council members voted on the ethics board’s recommendation and the motion to adopt the sanctions failed by roll call: 9 in favor, 4 opposed and several abstentions.
The ethics board had recommended public sanctions that included a 12‑month bar on appointment to city boards, commissions or committees and mandatory ethics training, after reviewing a complaint alleging Ms. Kilfoy Flores had used her position during an interaction with Madison police officers. Assistant City Attorney explained the board’s process to the council: the board…
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