Fort Worth’s city manager has been cut off from a portion of his duties after vacationing in Colorado with a billionaire and his wife.
According to a news release, city manager David Cooke’s private trip to Aspen over Labor Day weekend with billionaire couple Ed and Sasha Bass could be seen as a conflict of interest.The Fort Worth City Council and Mayor Mattie Parker reprimanded him and asked him to recuse himself from all city business tied to Sundance Square and the Downtown Public Improvement District, which the Bass family owns.
"Public trust is critical for us to serve effectively and impartially, and recent events have caused that trust to come into question," the release states. "Public officials, including City Manager Cooke, have personal friendships outside of work, but when those personal relationships also involve individuals that have official business with the city, heightened discretion must be exercised.
City attorney Leann Guzman will now have the final word when the city makes decisions related to the Bass family.
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