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Legal counsel says Board must treat complaint hearings as quasi-judicial and avoid ex parte communications
Summary
At the meeting the Metropolitan Department of Law's counsel told the Board of Ethical Conduct that once a complaint is filed the board functions in a quasi-judicial capacity for that matter and must not engage in ex parte communications; board email communications are public record.
Members of the Board of Ethical Conduct reviewed the Metropolitan Department of Law's 2025 legal training manual and discussed ex parte communications and the board's role in complaint matters.
Legal counsel told the board the manual was written broadly for all boards and commissions but clarified that, "when there is a complaint, you are acting in a really quasi judicial capacity," and that the code "specifically says…
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