Ethics, a system of moral principles and values, are typically upheld by selfless individuals, while the self-serving disregard them.
At the April 15 town council meeting, Mayor Friedel and Councilmembers Toth, Earle, Watts and Skillicorn voted to gut the ethics code from the Council Rules of Procedure. Councilmembers McMahon and Kalivianakis opposed.
Friedel previously claimed, “My meetings with Sheriff Jerry Sheridan resulted in year-over-year savings of 6%, or approximately $370,000” regarding the MCSO contract. In reality, the savings resulted from a Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ personnel decision.
