Ethics accusation in Geneva mayor race goes to court

Geneva mayoral candidate Tom Simonian is going to court to try to get the Geneva Ethics Commission to reopen a case he brought March 13 against a Geneva firefighter and Mayor Kevin Burns, accusing the firefighter of doing campaign work for Burns using city time and resources.

Simonian's lawyers filed a complaint for administrative review Wednesday in Kane County Circuit Court.

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In the complaint, Simonian alleges:

• Commission Chairman Timothy Moran's appointment to the commission had expired at the time of the complaint.

• All three commissioners should have recused themselves because there is a good chance they already had decided who they would vote for in the April 4 election and because some had indicated support for a candidate by placing signs in their yards.

• The commission didn't consider his motion to get the city to turn over documents and other records from the city, Burns and Deputy Fire Chief Mark Einwich.

• The commission did not investigate Simonian's allegations.

• The commission did not consider his motion to continue the hearing a week.

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