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Ethics Board Elimination Fails In Final Act Of Lame Duck Council


UpdatedWed, May 12, 2021 at 11:10 am CT
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The Evanston City Council chambers sat empty Monday evening as the outgoing mayor and City Council met online for about two hours before the new council arrived in person to be sworn into office. (Jonah Meadows/Patch)
EVANSTON, IL In its final action before farewells and final remarks from the outgoing 80th Evanston City Council Monday, an ordinance to eliminate the Evanston Ethics Board and replace it with a special counsel failed by a single vote.
Under the proposal, complaints would be investigated and prosecuted by a single appointed attorney, with hearings held before an administrative hearing officer instead of an appointed tribunal of residents. ....

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