Vacation of Denver mayor prompts criticism to ethics board
DENVER (AP) — A Denver lady has submitted a criticism against Mayor Michael Hancock, who flew to Mississippi to stop by family for Thanksgiving even with sending messages on social media and to city workers inquiring them to keep away from journey.

The criticism submitted by Tonia Wilson with the city’s Ethics Board stated the mayor’s actions were being unethical and showed him “abusing his workplace for his possess profit and for the gain of his quick family customers,” KCNC-Television noted Wednesday.
“Mayor Michael Hancock is unfit for office environment,” Wilson mentioned. “The mayor does not demonstrate the significant ranges of moral perform, honesty, integrity, nor accountability required of his position.”
The ethics board voted unanimously to request a response from Hancock regarding Wilson’s complaint.
Hancock had traveled to fulfill his spouse and daughter in Mississippi irrespective of championing general public overall health tips to stay clear of holiday getaway vacation.
“Stay residence as significantly as you can,” Hancock tweeted about an hour in advance of he boarded his flight. “Host virtual gatherings instead of in particular person dinners. Prevent journey if you can.”
Hancock later on apologized for his actions and acknowledged he went towards his possess public assistance.
“As a general public official, whose conduct is rightly scrutinized for the concept it sends to others … I apologize to the people of Denver who see my determination as conflicting with the steering to continue to be at household for all but critical journey,” he tweeted.
Kristin Bronson, Denver’s town attorney, instructed KCNC-Tv that the ethics criticism was based mostly “on poor points or undesirable assumptions,” but she declined to elaborate. She reported Hancock’s business office would cooperate with the ethics board.