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Director Nick Ross leads ethics training for Bozeman Transportation Board on disclosures, recusals and nepotism
Summary
The City of Bozeman Transportation Board received annual ethics training from Director Nick Ross on Jan. 28, focusing on disclosure, recusal obligations under the Bozeman municipal code and Montana statutes and scenarios including potential agenda manipulation and nepotism.
The City of Bozeman Transportation Board received its annual ethics briefing Jan. 28 from Nick Ross, the city’s director of transportation and engineering, who emphasized that board members must not “use your public office for private gain.”
Ross framed the training around the Bozeman municipal code and state law, running several hypothetical scenarios to illustrate when disclosure and recusal are required. He said the city’s ethics code requires officials to “discharge their duties impartially and fairly” and that members should disclose potential conflicts on the record and recuse when appropriate.
The training presented recurring situations: a Tax Increment…
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