A Trumbull official or employee is accused in an ethics complaint of failing to conduct him or herself "with propriety" and failing to "discharge ... duties impartially and fairly."
According to Jan. 23 minutes from the Ethics Commission, in the first complaint filed this year, the complainant cites Section III (b) (3), which also says town officials must "make continuing efforts toward attaining and maintaining the highest standards of performance."
Specific details are unavailable because the Ethics Commission must first reach a finding on the matter. If the commission does not uphold the complaint, it remains confidential.
It's the first test of the new members of the Ethics Commission: Pastor Joseph Piccirillo, former federal prosecutor William Brown; and Robert Miller, a former Bridgeport police officer.
The commission's next meeting is Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall.
In 2013, First Selectman Tim Herbst criticized the Ethics Commission for not upholding a complaint about the cost of snow removal filed by Town Internal Auditor James Henderson.
Officials cited in that complaint included former school Superintendent Ralph Iassogna; several then-school board members; Facilities Manager Al Barbarotta; and a volunteer on the Trumbull High School Building Committee.
In his third inaugural speech in December 2013, Herbst recommended the new members and called for a revision of the town Ethics Code.
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