Carty InvestigationMay 25, 2006 - There are new developments involving Mayor Carty Finkbeiner and his dealings to try and retain Toledo Public Schools Superintendent Eugene Sanders.
Members of the Ohio Ethics Commission met today and have decided to move forward with an investigation into Mayor Finkbeiner's actions.
When Cleveland was first looking at recruiting Dr. Sanders to head up its public school district, Mayor Finkbeiner went to some local businesses to try and come up with a compensation package that would help offset the salary gap between the two positions. It was an effort to try and convince Sanders to stay.
No such dealings actually materialized and a couple of weeks ago the mayor sent a letter to the ethics commission saying he didn't realize at that time his actions may have violated any type of state laws.
The executive director with the commission said opening the investigation is not an indication of guilt. It just means the commission wants to take a closer look at things.
Meanwhile, Mayor Finkbeiner is said to be cooperating fully
I've come across several "lost" investigations..hum???????? So much to look into..how will I ever find the time?..lol
Mayor Finkbeiner should cooperate. It's clear to some of us citizen that what he did was in violation of the rules. But being open-minded, let the investigators do their job. Maybe those of us who are not Finbeiner supporters don't quite understand the scope of ethics violation. I just hope the investigation is not just a bunch of BS and its just being done for appearances.
ethics commission has secretly found the Mayor to be in violation, of this charge but has worked out a deal with Mayor so that he can finish out his term.The way I see it the Recall Committee might want to take a look into this, because if he is in violation he would have to step down as Mayor.
IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEED TRY,TRY, AGAIN.
We don't get no deals when it comes to the vile acts of the Mayor. Like I said before its George Orwell's "Animal Farm". I guess this means the ethics rules don't mean diddley.
The only way the Mayor would have been required to step down would have been if he were guilty of a felony. The ethics commission doesn't find guilt, they refer to a prosecutor or they don't. Once it's referred to a prosecutor then if charges are filed he would either a) plead guilty or b) go to trial.
The Ethics Commission would not work out a deal with the Mayor on anything, that's not how it would work. Now, if there was a recommendation to prosecute and a prosecutor's office decided to "make a deal" I suppose that would be possible since prosecutor's offices have made deals with people in the past but it's hard to see how that could legally be kept secret.