San Antonio’s Ethics Review Board (ERB) ruled Monday that District 1 Councilwoman and District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte violated the city’s ethics rules during their recent reelection campaigns, the Express-News reports. Meanwhile, the panel dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Beto Altamirano, a tech entrepreneur who ran for San Antonio mayor in May’s citywide election. That complaint was filed by Rory Vance, a campaign staffer for Gina Ortiz Jones, who won the mayoral contest in a June runoff. The ERB found Whyte at fault for using city facilities, personnel, equipment or time while on city duty for private purposes. The board will issue a letter of reprimand to Whyte and ordered him to pay a $2,500 fine — the first financial penalty it’s issued in at least seven years, according to the Express-News.
