The La Crosse County Ethics Board has found the county administrator did not violate ethics codes when he advocated for a city administrator position.
Steve O’Malley said all along that it was within his role as county administrator to promote professional government. He worked with a pro-city administrator group in the spring when the issue went before voters, but was ultimately struck down.
A group of concerned citizens argued that O’Malley violated ethics codes for using county time and resources, like e-mail, to promote the position.
