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Mayor Sepulveda rebuts public allegation of nepotism, explains Harlingen Waterworks hiring and seeks record correction
Summary
Mayor Norma Sepulveda publicly rebutted a prior accusation that she had secured Harlingen Waterworks employment for a family member, saying the claim was false and that a legal opinion found no nepotism violation.
Mayor Norma Sepulveda addressed the commission on July 16 to correct statements from a prior meeting alleging she violated nepotism laws by helping a relative obtain work with Harlingen Waterworks.
Lede: Sepulveda said the individual referenced by a former commissioner is not her uncle and that, in any case, Harlingen Waterworks is a legally separate entity with its own board of trustees; the person in question was engaged as a consultant by the Waterworks board, she said, not employed as a city staffer.
Nut graf: The mayor said she…
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