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…