Is Lakeside Abatement Officer in Violation?

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Excerpt from C.C. Bloom report on Lakeside, Oregon 5/10/8: Councilor Tim Crockett, reported that he has completed two abatements and is still working on three. He said that he advised the homeowners that his son and some other unemployed youths in the area would be willing to do the required work foe $10 and hour. Apparently, Tim was seen doing some of the work. When questioned during public comment by Elaine Armstrong, Tim said that he had indeed done some of the work. Two audience members had concerns: (1) Should these jobs be posted so that all area youth have a chance for employment? (2) Is it considered an ethics violation for the City Abatement Officer to require work to be done on a resident's property, then say, "Oh, by the way, my son can do it for you....and if he gets tired of doing it, I'll do some of it myself." Councilor Crockett stated the city attorney had advised him that there was not a problem with the work being done this way and that the city would have no liability...."but isn't there a conflict of interest here?" one audience member asked. The Mayor said he would check with the attorney to make sure things were being done properly.

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Uploaded: July 24th, 2008 @ 2:49 pm
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