At the April 15 council meeting, Councilmember Watts forgave Allen Skillicorn’s ethics violations by using the term “time served.” He said Skillicorn served enough time. It was time to move on.
But “time served” means that the defendant has fulfilled or satisfied his sentence. Not that he served enough time, as in Watts’ opinion. Councilmember Skillicorn has never fulfilled or satisfied his sanctions. Councilmember Skillicorn never took responsibility for his actions from two years ago. He never apologized to our code enforcement officer. He never apologized to the residents for embarrassing Fountain Hills. Mayor Friedel said himself that he doesn’t condone Skillicorns behavior, yet it appears he does because he has never held Skillicorn accountable.
Councilmembers Watts, Earle, Larrabee and Mayor Friedel stripped the rights of residents away to file ethics violations. They erased their own violations, including Skillicorn’s.
