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Berkley council approves outside review of ethics complaint after public call for disclosure
Summary
The Berkley City Council voted to retain outside counsel to review a complaint about the city attorney and the city manager's prior findings. The motion passed despite one councilmember objection; the city manager did not provide a total cost estimate and a public speaker asked the council to confirm whether outside firm RSJA had advised on the earlier findings.
The Berkley City Council on Dec. 1 approved a retainer for Greco Law PLLC to conduct an independent review of the city manager's determination in an ethics complaint involving the city attorney.
City Manager Van Vlack told council the complaint had been reviewed internally and that she found no ethics violation, but the complainant had requested a formal review under section 2-40(f) of the city code. To preserve public trust, Van Vlack recommended retaining outside counsel with municipal experience. She said the firm's hourly rate would be $165 but could not…
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