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Legal counsel briefs Solid Waste Board on ethics, open meetings and recusal rules
Summary
Metro Department of Law counsel reviewed ethics rules, conflict-of-interest guidance, public-records obligations and the Open Meetings Act for the Solid Waste Board, advising disclosure, recusal where necessary, and best practices for documenting motion bases.
Justin Marsh, an attorney in the Metro Department of Law, briefed the Solid Waste Board on ethics obligations and Open Meetings and Public Records Act requirements.
Marsh said Metro Code chapter 2.222 prohibits board members and employees from accepting benefits that might reasonably be expected to influence official actions and explained limited exceptions for modest, publicly presented awards or low-value…
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