After a secret Executive Session held by telephone conference call today, the Ethics Commission announced the complaint was being dropped against Kris Van Meteren for violation of Ethics Commission confidentiality rules. Van Meteren was fined $7500 in Feb. by the Ethics Commission.
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission released an opinion from the Attorney General’s office about [...]
The most interesting part of today’s Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission meeting was the public hearing for a complaint against Kristian Van Meteren. A Meadowlark article last month gave the background in 1st Amendment Constitutional Right may become issue … Silence the accuser? Briefly, Van Meteren was accused of breaking confidentiality after filing a complaint with [...]
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One can ask hypothetical questions and get guidance about Kansas Law and ethics rules from the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, but once specific information about any wrongdoing is provided to the Commission, there is no way to find what action, if any, the Commission takes. Kansans need more transparency in the operation of the Commission.
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