Does Oldham County Fiscal Court need a strict Ethics Ordinance governing all members of Fiscal Court and all elected county government office holders and their employees?
Yes !
Who knows, maybe they have one, but judging by some actions, maybe not.
Item #1 - County Judge/Executive Duane Murner and his wife Anne have appeared in print advertisements for River's Landing, the development where they moved to. In the ad, it clearly identifies him as "Judge" Duane Murner. What, if any, compensation did he receive for this endorsement? Isn't it ethically wrong of him and River's Landing to associate his elected title with such an advertisement, as if all of Oldham County government endorses the development? The ads have appeared in The Oldham Era. There is nothing wrong with him and his wife appearing in the ads, but it's just plain and simply wrong to add the title of "Judge" before his name. C'mon Judge, Louisville Mayor for Life Jerry Abramson appears in civic and public service ads all the time...but I've never seen him hawking a for-profit, private real estate company's project.
Item #2 - Magistrate Scott Davis...OK, you've won your lawsuit against our county and Fiscal Court, and I'm sure you're pleased as punch about it. You cost us, the taxpayers money. While you were vindicated to a degree, what are your plans for the monetary award you will receive (less actual attorney fees) once it's in your hands? Will you donate it back to the taxpayers? To charity? Or your own bank account? Inquiring minds want to know...
So, I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments...and maybe, just maybe we'll get some answers. If any of my readers are also aware of an Ethics Ordinance that covers Oldham County Fiscal Court, and others, please let me know about it.
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I am not aware of any ethics ordinance or clause in regards to Fiscal Court and really at this time could not see the suggestion of such advancing very far. It is an interesting suggestion though.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see some guidelines or rules passed by Fiscal Court on anonymous dontations so that lawsuits would not need to be filed in the first place. Wait...also include "common sense" in what I would like to see as well, had there been common sense used from the git go, the anonymous donation would not have been allowed to be anonymous.