The city’s Ethics Commission recommends Councilman Anthony Piagentini (D-19) be removed from Metro Council.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Ethics Commission ruled Councilman Anthony Piagentini violated Louisville’s Code of Ethics.
Piagentini, who represents District 19 in east Louisville, was found guilty on six out of the seven ethics code violations he was charged with.
On Thursday, the commission fined Piagentini $3,000 and “strongly” recommended he be removed from Metro Council.
A decision to remove him from the council would need to go before the full Metro Council for a vote.
Metro Council Legislative Assistant Kyle Ethridge said five members of the council or Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg would need to bring the charges to officially remove Piagentini. The earliest a removal vote could be taken would be at the next council meeting on November 9.
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