An ethics complaint against Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who traveled to Texas on a Thanksgiving holiday despite telling his constituents to limit travel, was fired by the state’s ethics board on Wednesday.
Board Chairman Joseph Michaels acknowledged that Hancock’s actions angered city residents who considered him a hypocrite, but said they did not violate the city’s ethics.
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“This board certainly doesn’t support that trip,” he said.
A spokesman for the board told Fox News that it receives numerous complaints about its conduct about elected officials but that “unless an actionable section of the code is found guilty, the board, as a body, will not be able to take action or really give an opinion.” No (or statement) regarding that conduct. ”
Hancock went to Texas on holiday, rented a car and told residents to avoid traveling while sharing messages on social media to stay with his family in Mississippi.
A few minutes before his flight, he published a tweet urging people to “pass potatoes, not COVID”, and “organize virtual gatherings instead of personal dinners” and “avoid traveling if you can”.
Hancock apologized for the trip after reactions from public health officials, residents and politicians.
Tonia Wilson, a group called Safe and Sound Denver, who denounced Hancock for his travels and hypocrisy, filed a lawsuit against him. On the 28th he complained that he had disregarded the morals of the city. She also accused him of using her personal security details and transportation, paid in tax dollars – for private gain.
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“I apologize for my decision to travel on the Thanksgiving holiday. It was a mistake for which I have taken responsibility and apologized to the people of Denver, and when my conduct has been accused of violating Denver’s Code of Ethics, the complaint feels confident Is based on false facts and / or assumptions, “Hancock said in a written response to a request from the ethics board in January.
On Wednesday, Mitchells said Hancock does not use the city’s resources to buy flight tickets.
During the hearing, he said, “The board mentioned in reference to other complaints, the board is disturbed by the allegations and expects all public servants, officers and elected officials to live up to a high standard of ethical conduct.”
Spokesmen for Hancock and Wilson did not respond to a Fox News request for comment.
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The Associated Press contributes to this report.
