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Rowlett council finds ethics complaint against Mayor Pro Tem Michael Shoop without merit
Summary
After public testimony from the complainant and other residents and a council‑level review of the allegations, the Rowlett City Council voted to find the ethics complaint against Mayor Pro Tem Michael Shoop without merit; Shoop abstained from the final vote.
The Rowlett City Council considered a sworn ethics complaint filed by resident Jacqueline Bassilone alleging that Councilmember Michael Shoop used his official position to press code enforcement against her household and that he had bypassed permit procedures for roof work at his own property.
Bassilone told the council that repeated code‑enforcement visits and a hand‑delivered note that included Shoop’s business card caused distress and felt like selective enforcement. “We didn't buy the house to be bullied,” she said in public remarks, and described…
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