Trainers warn commissioners: avoid ex parte contacts and disclose conflicts

Jul 31, 2025

At an APA training in River Forest, presenters emphasized that commissioners should avoid substantive discussions about applications outside public hearings, disclose relationships, and recuse when financial interests exist or appearances of impropriety arise.

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During the River Forest training, presenters spent substantial time on ethics and communications rules that govern commission members.

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