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Board of Ethics finds no probable cause after executive session, adjourns
Summary
At a meeting that began at 5:30 p.m., the Board of Ethics entered executive session to review a complaint and voted that there was no probable cause to proceed. The board noted some ethical concerns fell outside its jurisdiction and then adjourned.
The Board of Ethics met beginning at 5:30 p.m. to consider a complaint and went into executive session to identify the parties and review the matter. After roughly 15 minutes of deliberation, the chairman reported the board voted that there was no probable cause to support the complaint.
The chairman of the Board of Ethics said, "we've taken 15 minutes or so to go through the determination probable cause... we found there was no probable cause to proceed." He added that some ethical concerns raised were outside the board's jurisdiction.
A board member who identified themselves as new to the process asked whether a finding of probable cause had already been made and raised confidentiality questions. The chairman confirmed the board would identify parties and then discuss the complaint in executive session before any public discussion of content.
Following the determination, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; members responded "Aye" and the meeting concluded. The transcript does not list individual board member names, vote tallies, nor a schedule for any subsequent hearing.
The record shows the board used executive session to identify parties and review the complaint; the board's statement that some concerns were outside its authority indicates the matter will not proceed through this body unless new information or jurisdictional changes arise.
