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Residents press Melbourne Beach commission to pursue ethics review of mayor; town attorney urges outside investigation first
Summary
Multiple residents urged the commission to direct staff to prepare and file an ethics complaint alleging conflicts by the mayor tied to litigation; Town Attorney Ryan Knight said the commission could forward an external complaint but recommended an independent outside investigation before the town initiates formal action.
Several Melbourne Beach residents used the public-comment period to urge the Town Commission on December 18 to place a motion directing staff to prepare and file an ethics complaint against the mayor over alleged conflicts tied to litigation and grant matters. Tina Coppock told the commission she had already pulled a Florida Commission on Ethics complaint form and said the mayor had “failed to recuse herself” from discussions about lawsuits in which a company named Funo LLC was involved.
A different commenter said the mayor’s participation in litigation against the town and in related settlement talks raised possible…
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