The Chicago Board of Ethics voted Monday 5-0 to find that a city official violated the ethics ordinance 12 times. The Tribune has identified her as the subject of the board’s ruling.
City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin greets people on primary Election Day on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen in the South Loop. Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin was fined $60,000 this week following an Ethics Board ruling that she misused taxpayer resources, the city’s first disciplinary action meted out against the official since last year’s release of an explosive letter detailing misconduct allegations against her.
Conyears-Ervin has two months to pay the $60,000 fine or reach a settlement with the board. Her spokesman Brian Berg did not say Tuesday what her next move was. The allegations filed by the two top Conyears-Ervin aides date to November 2020, when the city treasurer dismissed her chief of staff, Tiffany Harper, and other top aides as part of what she called an office shake-up. The Tribune first reported in September that Harper and another high-ranking employee, Ashley Evans, alleged they were retaliated against and fired
For her part, Conyears-Ervin has defended asking BMO Harris to help her family friend. Conyears-Ervin has also denied having public employees run personal errands for her while they were on duty but declined to address whether they did work for her on their personal time.
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