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Politics is all about power. Yeah, that’s a little cliché, but it’s also the easiest way to explain what’s happened in the Monroe County Legislature over the past year or so. Since Democratic County Executive Adam Bello took office in January 2020, two different power struggles have been playing out in the Legislature, where Republicans hold a one-seat majority over Democrats. Rifts in the local Democratic Party over the selection of an elections commissioner and other matters led four Democratic legislators to break away from their colleagues and form the Black and Asian Democratic Caucus.
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The District Attorney s Office has determined that county Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell did not commit a crime when he messaged an explicit photo to a 19-year-old city woman.
The DA s Office has, however, forwarded information it gathered to the county Board of Ethics, which is investigating Flagler-Mitchell.
The three-member Board of Ethics also has contracted with local lawyer David Rothenberg to conduct an investigation into Flagler-Mitchell. Rothenberg declined to comment Monday.
County records show that the Board of Ethics voted in March to contract with Rothenberg s firm of Rothenberg and Rothenberg.
Lakaya Sinclair, the young woman who received the explicit photo from Flagler-Mitchell, said Monday that she has talked to Rothenberg, but has heard nothing else about the county ethics investigation. She said she is frustrated by the pace of the investigation and the lack of information she has received.
WHECTV Created: May 11, 2021 10:14 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) The Monroe County District Attorney s Office announced Tuesday it did not determine County Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell committed a crime in sending an explicit photo to a woman.
The DA s office confirmed to News10NBC the information has been forwarded to the Monroe County Ethics Board.
While the ethics boards can determine whether cases violate the county s Code of Ethics, the law does not lay out any specific powers for the board.
Last month, County Executive Adam Bello and fellow Democrats in the legislature proposed an amendment to change that. It would give the board full power to investigate harassment complaints against county employees and hand down punishments.
WHECTV Created: May 11, 2021 10:14 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) The Monroe County District Attorney s Office announced Tuesday it did not determine County Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell committed a crime in sending an explicit photo to a woman.
The DA s office confirmed to News10NBC the information has been forwarded to the Monroe County Ethics Board.
While the ethics boards can determine whether cases violate the county s Code of Ethics, the law does not lay out any specific powers for the board.
Last month, County Executive Adam Bello and fellow Democrats in the legislature proposed an amendment to change that. It would give the board full power to investigate harassment complaints against county employees and hand down punishments.