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\nThe city’s ethics board Thursday found Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Piagentini committed several ethics violations over his role in a $40 million federal grant he backed for his future employer.<\/p>\n
\nThe city’s ethics board Thursday found Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Piagentini committed several ethics violations over his role in a $40 million federal grant he backed for his future employer.<\/p>\n
The Louisville Metro Ethics Commission unanimously found Piagentini violated six of seven charges. The commission unanimously recommended Piagentini be removed from Metro Council and imposed a $500 fine for each violation, for a total of $3,000.<\/p>\n
The full council will now take up the issue with two-thirds of the 25 members needing to vote to remove Piagentini. <\/p>\n
Metro Council President Markus Winkler (D-17) said in a statement after the ruling that the council has received the written findings and verdict and “we want to express our sincere appreciation to the Ethics Commission for conducting a comprehensive review of this matter and we will carefully examine the recommendations and determine the subsequent actions to be taken.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement that the findings of the Ethics Commission are “clear and unanimous. My administration will swiftly respond to these serious violations to preserve the public\u2019s trust in Metro Government.”
\nSource: WDRB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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