State ethics panel rules against Commissioner Lindsey on two of four counts

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has determined that Linn County Commissioner John Lindsey violated state law requiring the disclosure of a potential conflict of interest twice, while dismissing a third allegation.

At the Jan. 25 hearing in Salem, the commission also dismissed an allegation against Lindsey of misusing his office.

The allegations stemmed from a complaint filed by William Templeton that the commissioner, who was re-elected on Nov. 6, had used his office to harass…