After hearing Mr. Timothy Hagan tell us that he can operate as a multi million dollar shill for his friend Chris Kennedy – as long as Mr. Hagan “doesn’t benefit financially” - and avoid any public procurement bidding - I thought I would read the Ohio Ethics Rules [1].
Frank Lewis of The Cleveland Scene [2]writes about Mr. Hagan's interpretation of a public official's ethics responsibility this week:
"Last year, when The Plain Dealer was still cheerleading for the project, Hagan sniffed at Free Times’ suggestion that there might be something unseemly about his close personal relationship with Kennedy’s family. “A conflict is when I benefit financially from a decision I make. That’s what the state statute says," he said, adding: “How do people think decisions are made?” [3]How indeed."
Links:
[1] http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/ethicslawrevisedcode.html
[2] http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2009/04/08/hubris-industries
[3] http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/33/quothow-do-people-think-decisions-are-made
[4] http://66.228.45.157/../../../../../../../content/hagan-ploy-gives-mmpi-privatized-convention-center