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Jun 23, 2011

IEC Decides to Proceed with McCasky Investigation

The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission decided on Friday to proceed with an investigation and hearing on the complaint filed by Colorado Ethics Watch against Kevin McCasky, former member of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners and current CEO of the Jefferson Economic Council (JEC). Ethics Watch asked the IEC to investigate McCasky for possibly violating state ethics laws when he voted to increase the county government’s contribution to the JEC reportedly in the midst of negotiating his own future employment at the organization.]

“We look forward to a full Commission investigation of Mr. McCasky’s hiring by the nonprofit that received a funding increase from the county at a time of scarcity,” said Luis Toro, director of Colorado Ethics Watch.  “We are pleased that the IEC is taking this issue seriously, just as it has taken seriously advisory opinion requests from state officials who were seeking private sector employment.”