Detroit City Council members recently praised Deputy Chief Financial Officer/Assessor Alvin Horhn for breaking the city’s ethics rules, saying he did so for the right reasons.
The Board of Ethics determined that Horhn violated two sections of the Detroit City Code: Willful neglect of duty and improper use of official position. The board concluded last November after an investigation that Horhn didn’t fine property owners who purchased at least 13,500 Detroit Land Bank Authority properties and failed to file property transfer paperwork as required by law.
The board published a public admonishment last December, which punished Horhn with a letter outlining his ethical lapse. Horhn told the council during a hearing this week that he would do it again…