Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez violated San Antonio’s ethics code when he publicly posted a constituent’s personal email address to his personal Facebook account, a city board ruled Monday night.
A three-member panel of the city’s Ethics Review Board said McKee-Rodriguez violated a section of the ethics code that prohibits city officials from intentionally or recklessly “disclosing confidential information gained by reason of that official’s position.”
He also broke a section of the code that restricts city officials from unfairly advancing or impeding private interests. Board member Jim Reidy said the councilman used his “official office and position to intimidate and impede a constituents’ participation” when he posted the email address, which Reidy said sparked harassment and threats against the resident…