On May 10, 2024, Martin Lind, lodged an ethics complaint with the Town of Windsor against Barry Wilson. The essence of Mr. Lind’s complaint is that Mr. Wilson failed to disclose a conflict of interest and failed to recuse himself from voting on a matter that had come before the Town for action. The remedies available to the Town for ethics violations include the power to seek injunctive relief, and also to seek recovery of damages or restitution from the violator to the extent the violator financially benefitted from his or her breach of ethics.
Because Mr. Wilson, at the time of the complaint, was an elected official for the Town of Windsor, an advisory judge and special prosecutor were appointed as required by the Charter. Using taxpayer money, the Town of Windsor hired:
Suzanne M. Rogers
PAISON & ROGERS LLC
2851 S. Parker Rd Suite 820
Aurora, CO 80014
303-884-0688
On September 9, 2024, the Special Prosecutor, Suzanne Rogers, concluded the following:
“The lack of evidence of any damage the Town incurred does not support an action against Mr. Wilson. Likewise, the evidence is lacking that Mr. Wilson gained financially in any way that he would not have already been entitled to (his salary). Given the totality of circumstances and lack of evidence, an action against Mr. Wilson is not warranted.”
To be transparent, the entire Special Prosecutor Findings report is attached below (7 pages).