GOLDEN — A special counsel hired to investigate an ethics complaint lodged by Golden officials against Councilwoman Mary Weaver has recommended that it be dismissed.
The recommendation will be considered Thursday night by the City Council.
If the counsel’s report is rejected, the council could decide to pursue other action.
“We agree and are very happy that the special counsel drew this conclusion. We think it’s the right one,” said Weaver’s attorney, John Zakhem.
Weaver was accused in September by City Attorney Jim Windholz of receiving an $8,500 loan from longtime city critic Marian Olson.
The city’s ethics code prohibits a council member from accepting a gift, loan or service valued at more than $100 in one year.
Windholz also alleged Weaver may have provided Olson with confidential information related to council executive sessions.
By Ann Schrader, The Denver Post
