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December 28, 2011

Report says city lacks ‘regard for ethics rules’

The city of Colorado Springs has landed on a list of “Top Ethical Failures” in Colorado in 2011 because of its embarrassing confusion about campaign finance laws.

“Colorado Springs’ first municipal election under its new “strong mayor” system revealed a city incapable of enforcing, or sometimes even understanding, its own election laws,” Colorado Ethics Watch wrote in its fourth annual report of what it describes as ethical blunders.

“In fact, Colorado Springs government actively fought against transparency when it refused to enforce its own newly adopted rules,” the group said.