LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Ethics Commission found Councilman Anthony Piagentini, R-District 19, committed six ethics violations. They were investigating seven violations.
Piagentini is accused of using his position with the city to get a $40 million grant for the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, which hired him.
According to the report, Piagentini took a job with the Healthcare CEO Council a day after Metro Council approved the grant. His fee for consulting services with Healthcare CEO Council was $240,000 for the year.
The commission’s report said, “The public deserves to know that their elected public servants are not involving themselves in schemes to individually enrich themselves, and to know that, when such an actor is caught, they will be dealt with appropriately.”
The seven members of the ethics commission recommended Piagentini be removed from his council position. They also recommended he pay a $500 fine for each violation. His fate will be determined by Metro Council.
Council President Markus Winkler, D-District 17, said in a statement that Metro Council reviewed the commission’s final verdict and “Together, we will carefully examine the recommendations and determine the subsequent actions to be taken.”
Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, said in a statement, “The findings of the Ethics Commission are clear and unanimous. My administration will swiftly respond to these serious violations to preserve the public’s trust in Metro Government.”
Spectrum News 1 reached out to Piagentini in an email and is awaiting his response.