23-05-2025
Ethics probe into Wichita mayor moves forward
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The city's Ethics Board met Thursday to discuss ethics complaints filed against Wichita Mayor Lily Wu. No action was taken, but the investigation phase is now complete.
The executive session on Thursday night lasted for 90 minutes. The city's ethics officer says the case is not cut and dry.
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Over the last few weeks, the board's investigator questioned witnesses, including staff members and elected officials.
Last month, seven complaints were presented to the ethics board, Wichita's Ethics Officer Kathy Sexton says. More were filed since then, and now there are 22 different complainants.
Sexton says it is not as simple as just telling the board an elected official did something they did not like.
'It's one thing to say that an elected official does something you don't like, but it's a whole other thing to be able to say, is there evidence of wrongdoing and intent and does it meet the letter of the law, so to speak, and that's why this board has so much work to do,' said Sexton.
Sexton says there are a total of six provisions in the code of ethics that were allegedly violated.
A meeting is tentatively set for Thursday, June 12, when the board is expected to make a decision.
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