Spokane Mayor David Condon and City Council President Ben Stuckart issued the following statement on the chair of the independent citizen police ombudsman commission:
“We are disappointed that questions have been raised about the truthfulness of the chair of the independent citizen Police Ombudsman Commission. We are committed as a city to being transparent in our work, and the alleged misrepresentation by one of our citizen volunteers detracts from that effort. We have referred the matter to the City’s Ethics Commission for a determination as to whether the answers she gave on her application for the volunteer position violated the City’s Code of Ethics.
Much has been made about ethnicity, but our concerns are focused squarely on the expectation that our volunteers adhere to the standards of truthfulness, transparency and integrity they agree to when they apply for and join a board or commission. The discussion has been a distraction from the work of those who strive every day to make Spokane a great place to live.”
