A routine hiring decision spiraled into an ethics violation in Danby, according to The Ithaca Voice. The town supervisor proposed his tenant for a bookkeeping job without disclosing their relationship.
The move included boosting the role’s salary and expanding it to full-time. An ethics board ruled the lack of disclosure violated conflict-of-interest rules.
The hiring was withdrawn and restarted. Officials plan to revisit the issue publicly while the supervisor disputes the findings.
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