Complaints raised about Madore’s Facebook page

A former Clark County council candidate has accused David Madore of violating the council’s code of ethics following the Republican councilor’s latest round of attacks on county staff. Democrat Chuck Green, who ran for the District 2 council seat and lost to Republican Julie Olson last fall, said in an email to the county that in a Feb. 29 Facebook post Madore made a number “unfounded accusations that are libelous in nature and are contributing to a hostile work environment for staff at the county, in this case Community Planning staff.” In that post, Madore echoed claims he made last month that Community Planning staff “covertly used” software to “erroneously inflate” the number of lots created by his controversial zoning proposal for the county’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, Alternative 4. “I am convinced these blatant lies will be made plain when the citizens defend their rights in court,” Madore wrote. County staff has said they’ve never used the software Madore is referencing, nor have they ever deceived the county regarding the number of lots likely to develop. In his complaint, Green calls on the county to form an Ethics Committee to investigate Madore’s behavior and possibly offer a recommendation of censure and removal from all boards and committees. “What I’d really like to see him do is force him to apologize publically to county staff,” Green said. “He’s defaming county staff and he doesn’t seem to care.” Green said while he wasn’t planning to attend Tuesday’s Clark County council meeting, he was aware of several people who planned to address his ethics complaint in public comment. The council is slated to confirm its preferred alternative to the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan update and direct staff to proceed with the environmental review process at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the Public Service Center on 1300 Franklin Street.