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Ethics complaint dismissed Committee still has concerns about county clerk and recorder’s travel expenses BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A UH-60 Colorado National Guard helicopter lands at the soccer field at the Englewood Campus. The helicopter is used for local search and rescue missions. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS
Students learn about aviation National Guard helicopter lands at Englewood Middle School
Steven Leflar, a member of the Colorado Army National Guard and an Englewood School Board member, addresses Englewood Middle School students on Dec. 13. Students at the school had a chance to discuss aviation with the Colorado Army National Guard.
BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
There was a feeling of excitement at the soccer field at the Englewood campus in the chilly December air. About 360 students from Englewood Middle School were about to have an education experience unlike any other — courtesy of the Colorado Army National Guard. Students at Englewood Middle
Arapahoe County’s ethics committee unanimously dismissed a complaint alleging Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez and her staff overbilled taxpayers for travel expenses, but planned to tell Lopez and the board of county commissioners they had concerns about what appeared to be sloppy adherence to the county’s travel policy. Lopez chose not to appear before the committee’s hearing on Dec. 13, leaving the complainant and a committee member frustrated that they were unable to question her about her intent in travelLopez ing to a Florida conference several days before any events she planned to attend. In lieu of an appearance before the committee, Lopez submitted a letter, calling the hearing “a frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and a giant waste of time for my office.” Arapahoe County’s ethics committee does not have the power to compel people to appear, subpoena evidence
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