Maienschein Could get ‘Double dip’ of Pension, Salary if Elected City Attorney
Reported by iNewsSource.org, John Pelissero, the director of government ethics said it was unclear if Maienschein as a city attorney would have a conflict overseeing litigation against SDCERS.
Still, he said it would be best if Maienschein never put himself in a position where that posed a conflict.
“But to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, the city attorney could recuse himself from any involvement in the litigation and assign the case to a deputy,” Pelissero said in an email. “That would help with the optics of the situation in the eyes of the public.
“By doing so, the city attorney would be demonstrating that he places the public interest as his primary concern and not any private or financial interest of his own.”
John Pelissero, director, government ethics, quoted by iNewsSource.org.