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Bangor council votes to send inquiry on private council communications to ethics board after heated debate
Summary
The Bangor City Council voted 7–2 on Sept. 8 to refer questions about private communications between councilors after a May budget workshop to the city's Board of Ethics for an advisory opinion. The vote followed extended debate among councilors and public comment.
The Bangor City Council voted 7–2 on Sept. 8 to refer to the Board of Ethics a question about whether private communications between councilors following the council’s May 7 budget workshop violated the city code of ethics.
Councilor Joseph Andrew Leonard introduced the order under code section 33‑21 and said he expected some councilors would have a conflict because the communications concern multiple members. Leonard said the provision allows any councilor to request…
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