Ethics Commission to review UCA complaint

joshuca · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:00 pm

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The president of the University of Central Arkansas will be investigated by the state Ethics Commission.

A complaint against Allen Meadors was filed by Carole Lonsworth of Greenbrier saying he violated state ethics by having UCA police drive his parents to campus events. State law prohibits state employees from using their position to provide special privileges for relatives — including parents.

A letter dated Monday from Ethics Commission director Graham Sloan to Lonsway says an investigation will begin.

Meadors said in an e-mail sent by UCA spokesman Jeff Pitchford that he "will provide the appropriate response" to investigators.

Lonsway told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette she's a concerned citizen and that Meadors set a bad example.

Seriously... :roll:

Bearsbrothers2 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:36 pm **Posts:** 64

This must be dsh's best friend, of course, the university would give an old couple (what are they 90?) a ride on campus to an event they were invited too. They do for my sister and her husband when they're invited to events at UCA and they are half that age. I guess if you invite old people to an event on campus, you tell them to walk across campus, even if they are basically crippled. Got to love dsh and her best friend.

Honey Bear · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:23 pm

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special privileges

I don't consider an act of kindness a special privilege. This Lonsworth woman would probably bitch if she was to be hung with a new rope. Must be mighty lonely being her. According to her logic I guess all these older folks being given a ride from their cars or whatever to the front gate or where ever in the golf carts we see around campus are also breaking the law. What's the difference? Very petty accusation in my opinion.

BearCountry · **Joined:** Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:13 pm **Posts:** 5426

And every state employee that stops through the McDonalds drive thru is also commiting unethical behavior because state vehicles are only for state business. Lunch or a quick snack on the way home DOES NOT constitute state purposes. :lol:

(Of course, none of us have EVER seen that happen before! ) :roll:

foundingfather · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:11 pm

I'm getting so sick of this.

joshuca · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:35 am

Meadors responds to ethics complaint

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The University of Central Arkansas will be subject to an investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission after a citizen complaint was brought against UCA President Allen Meadors.

The complaint, filed by Greenbrier resident Carole Lonsway accuses Meadors of “possible abuse of office” by allowing his parents and wife to be transported by university police to and from campus events on seven occasions.

An Arkansas Ethics Commission document, obtained under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, addressed to Meadors, stated that in the investigation, the Commission would determine whether or not he violated Ark. Code Ann. 21-8-304(a), which states that state employees shall not use official positions to secure special privileges or exemptions for his or herself, or family members.

“Briefly stated, the essential allegation of the complaint is that the UCA Police Department provided transportation for your elderly parents to UCA events during 2010,” Graham Sloan, AEC director, wrote.

Lonsway’s complaint form included more than 40 pages of exhibit material containing e-mails between herself and Meadors, FOI requests to the university for e-mails containing reference to Meadors and the use of state-owned vehicles, and UCA community responses to a campuswide e-mail sent from Larry James, chief of UCA Police, in support of the department’s actions.

Crump1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:32 pm **Posts:** 737

I hate to expose Trey for being friendly to the enemy, but I feel like I should come clean. Trey gave me a ride from the Maumelle exit to a UCA game once.

I feel better now.

joshuca · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:32 am

Crump1 wrote:

I hate to expose Trey for being friendly to the enemy, but I feel like I should come clean. Trey gave me a ride from the Maumelle exit to a UCA game once.

I feel better now.

LOL!!! I'm sure someone will request an FOI of that.

UCABEARS75 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:12 am

Crump1 wrote:

I hate to expose Trey for being friendly to the enemy, but I feel like I should come clean. Trey gave me a ride from the Maumelle exit to a UCA game once.

I feel better now.

Since Crump is coming clean I should too; Trey has given me the RUNAROUND on a couple of occasions.

foundingfather · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:59 pm

Trey once gave me a rather exuberant high five......

Crump1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:32 pm **Posts:** 737

It's the low fives you have to watch out for from him.

treyuca · **Posted:** Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:41 am

All of this happened while I worked at the governor's office. So I can claim the working papers exemption on the FOI requests. Take that!

(I admit that I am a big fan of celebratory high fives. No shame in that. If you're a stranger sitting around me at a game, be prepared or you might get fived in your face.)

UCABEARS75 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:47 pm

Oh yeah, Trey let me look at his kids too while on UCA property.

BearsFan52 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:45 pm **Posts:** 2575

http://arkansasnews.com/2011/01/21/ethics-panel-lawmakers-must-report-potential-conflicts/

Re State Ethics Commission Rulings on 1/21/11
News articleBy John Lyon
Arkansas News Bureau

"Also today, the commission dismissed a complaint alleging that University of Central Arkansas President Allen Meadors used his position to obtain a special privilege when he sent UCA police to escort his wife and parents to an event on campus.

Graham Sloan, executive director of the Ethics Commission, said an investigation found that Meadors’ family members live in residences on the UCA campus, and it was common practice at the university before Meadors became president to provide transportation for guests from one point on the campus to another"

BearCountry · **Joined:** Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:13 pm **Posts:** 5426

This is too funny. I don't know why..but I find frivilous things, that turn out like this, just funny. :lol:

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