The Valparaiso City Council voted unanimously for the appointment of retired Valparaiso Parks Director John Seibert as the city’s representative on the Shared Ethics Advisory Commission, despite he…
The Valparaiso City Council selected John Seibert, retired director of Valparaiso Parks, to serve on the city’s ethics commission on March 11, 2024. Seibert is pictured on Oct. 10, 2022. The Valparaiso City Council voted unanimously for the appointment of retired Valparaiso Parks Director John Seibert as the city’s representative on the Shared Ethics Advisory Commission, despite hesitation expressed by council member Emilie Hunt at the March 11 meeting.
Hunt said she would like the council to “open the doors to other names and get away from the gatekeeping that we’ve seen for quite a while. Mr. Seibert is a well-respected man. But just to add my own personal comment, I’d hoped there would be another choice.” Council member Ellen Kapitan, D-At-large, advised the committee would be balanced best if comprised of other leaders and appointees not already serving as elected officials of the same governing offices.