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    Years into their work, Denton ethics board is facing burden of proof to bring changes to ethics code

    By Christian McPhate Staff Writer,

    11 days ago
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    The Denton Board of Ethics meets Monday at City Hall. Screenshot

    For several years now, Denton’s Board of Ethics has been in the process of updating the city’s ethics ordinance, which has been rife with issues since its passage in 2017. Critics claim city leaders didn’t follow the standard ethics model used across the state but instead created a Frankenstein version that has been haunting the board for years.

    Denton’s ethics code has been called unique, but not in a good way, and an “embarrassment” by David Zoltner, a current board member and longtime critic, in part due to the burden of proof requirement. It requires complainants to become what Zoltner called “amateur prosecutors” and prove their case at a public hearing.

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