WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The state ethics panel will hear a complaint this week about a Wichita City Council member’s email use.
Wichita City Council member Michael O’Donnell has admitted using his city e-mail to send out 39 solicitations for financial sponsors for an Oct. 30 meet-and-greet for his friend, state Sen. Garrett Love, a Republican from Montezuma. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/Ae9YsG ) that some of the emails were sent from the bench during a council meeting.
O’Donnell said it was a mistake and he wants to put it behind him.
State law prohibits the use of public resources for any campaign for elective office. O’Donnell faces a hearing Wednesday before the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, a nine-member commission appointed by the governor, Legislature and state officials.
