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Tag Archives: City of Austin Ethics Review Commission
Ethics Review Commission weighs campaign finance proposal
Members of the city’s Ethics Review Commission are considering a number of potential changes to Austin’s campaign finance rules in the wake of a federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of certain restrictions on candidate fundraising. In a ruling last…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Mar 10, 2017
Ethics Commission says voters have given Zimmerman a greater sanction than it ever could
Austin’s Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint against City Council Member Don Zimmerman on Nov. 9, saying there was no sanction it could give him greater than being voted out of office. Commissioners voted 5-3 in favor of the complainant. But,…
City Hall • By Cate Malek • Nov 14, 2016
Zimmerman campaign mailer provokes ethics complaint
City Council Member Don Zimmerman may once again face the wrath of the Ethics Review Commission for violating a campaign finance ordinance that he believes is not legal. The outspoken conservative possibly broke city campaign rules, the commission decided Wednesday,…
Elections • By Jack Craver • Oct 17, 2016
Complaint filed against former housing director
The chief of investigations for Austin’s Office of the City Auditor filed a complaint late Wednesday against Betsy Spencer, the former director of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, with the city’s Ethics Review Commission. In that complaint, Chief of Investigations…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Sep 29, 2016
Ethics complaints over free SXSW tickets dismissed
Complaints against two city officials alleging that they used their positions to acquire free tickets to the South by Southwest Interactive Festival were dismissed quickly by the City Council Ethics Review Commission on June 22. The commission determined that although the…
City Hall • By Cate Malek • Jun 27, 2016
Ethics Review Commission overhauls complaint requirements
The process for bringing a complaint before the Ethics Review Commission will become more complicated, but hopefully more transparent, if City Council passes a recommendation to overhaul the commission’s ethics complaint requirements. Commissioners want to address common and long-running problems…
City Hall • By Cate Malek • Jun 13, 2016
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Ethics complaint against CM Renteria delayed
Did City Council Member Pio Renteria violate city code by participating in recent revisions to the Short Term Rental Ordinance? That question will be left for another day, after a Wednesday night ruling that the complaint filed by Thomas Clark…
The Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 14, 2016
Ethics complaint filed against Council Member Renteria
The owner of a short-term rental business has filed an ethics complaint against City Council Member Pio Renteria, alleging that he violated city conflict-of-interest rules by pushing for an ordinance approved last month that will eventually phase out short-term rental…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Mar 17, 2016
Ethics panel dismisses complaints against Historic Landmark Commission
For the second time in recent months, the Ethics Review Commission waded into the affairs of the Historic Landmark Commission in response to a complaint from an activist. But unlike the previous instance, the commission quickly dismissed the complaints, ruling…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Jan 18, 2016
Ethics Commission recommends controversial lobbying ordinance
To the delight of city ethics reformers and over the strong objections of developers and real estate professionals, the Ethics Review Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend to City Council a resolution aimed at overhauling city lobbying rules. The recommended…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Nov 12, 2015
Lobby registration arguments continue
An attorney working on revisions to the city’s lobby registration ordinance has accused opponents of the change of refusing to negotiate in order to prevent the process from moving forward. Fred Lewis, the major architect of the proposed changes, told…
