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Council reviews ethics‑policy complaint alleging campaign contribution limit violation; legal teeth and next steps debated
Summary
A public complaint alleged that a mayoral/at‑large campaign accepted a $40,000 contribution exceeding a $25,000 city ethics limit; councilors debated whether to rescind contribution limits or create an enforceable ethics commission with penalties.
Council heard about an ethics complaint during the June 25 work session alleging a campaign violated a local ethics policy contribution limit.
Longtime Irving resident Susan Motley told the council she had not seen the complaint but said she believed a campaign reported a $40,000 contribution from an outside political action committee on May 27 that conflicted with the city’s ethics policy. Motley pointed to Section 2.03 of the city…
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