Boulder council OKs reprimand
Daily Camera
Published April 12, 2007 at midnight
The Boulder City Council reprimanded member Richard Polk but decided he should be able to keep his seat after his arrest last year on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana.
Boulder's charter requires the City Council to eject any of its members convicted of a "crime or felony." Polk pleaded guilty in February to reckless driving, a misdemeanor.
Last week, two lawyers hired by the city said the city council would be reasonable in concluding that reckless driving doesn't qualify as a "crime."
The council unanimously backed that interpretation Monday night after hearing a presentation from the two attorneys, former state Supreme Court Justice Jean Dubofsky and Clay Douglas, Longmont's city attorney. It also unanimously approved a letter of reprimand.
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