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Windcrest Ethics Commission Hears Complaint by Police Chief; Motion to Dismiss Is Moved
Summary
At a Dec. 6 Windcrest Ethics Commission hearing, Police Chief Jimmy Cole’s sworn complaint against Beverly Cunningham was challenged by public commenters who argued Cunningham is a private citizen and that the complaint was untimely; a commissioner moved to dismiss and the chair called for a show-of-hands vote (tally not recorded in the transcript).
The Windcrest Ethics Commission took public testimony Dec. 6 on a sworn ethics complaint filed by Police Chief Jimmy Cole against private citizen Beverly Cunningham, and a commissioner moved to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction.
Several residents and volunteers told the commission the complaint should not have proceeded. Belle McFaul, who identified herself as a Windcrest resident, said she was “appalled by the one-sided and biased conduct of this commission” and urged commissioners to be "fair and impartial." Pamela Dodson, who said she represents Texas ReACT, an animal-welfare nonprofit, told the panel the city had no evidence that Beverly Cunningham was ever a city official and asked the commission to dismiss the complaint as outside its authority.
Corey Jones, owner of Texas K9 Boarding…
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