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Resident presses board on status of Ethics Case 116; board says matter is with legal department
Summary
A resident urged Community Board 11 to send Ethics Case 116 to the Bronx Borough President’s office after claiming a conflict of interest; the board responded that the case is with the board’s legal department and cannot be discussed publicly.
A public speaker raised questions about the handling of Ethics Case 116 and whether it had been properly referred to the Bronx Borough President’s office after the ethics committee reported it could not reach a resolution.
At the start of the public gallery, a resident cited Community Board 11’s bylaws and asked why complaint 1‑16 had not been forwarded to the borough president’s office after the ethics committee reportedly failed to resolve the matter. The speaker alleged a potential conflict of interest involving “Mister Rodriguez” and a campaign finance disclosure indicating a personal relationship that predated an ethics committee meeting.
The resident also said a motion at the prior full board meeting to send Case 1‑16 back to the ethics committee appeared on the floor without being placed on the written agenda and therefore may have been out of order.
A board member responded to the speaker, saying on the record that “Case 1 16 is currently in the hands of the legal department, so we cannot discuss that.” The board did not provide additional public detail about the case during the meeting.
The speaker said he had been advised by the borough president’s office to pursue the city’s Conflict of Interest Board if he believed a statutory conflict existed.
No formal action or vote was taken at the full board on Case 116 during the meeting; the record indicates the matter is under legal review and not available for public discussion.
