Resident says county ethics complaint was closed without board review, asks commission to reform process

Pamela Moses used public comment to ask the Shelby County Board of Commissioners to review and improve the county’s ethics-complaint process. Moses said she recently filed a complaint alleging county mayor McCall Lowery used his position in an intimidating manner while she was campaigning and that she received a letter from Felisa Cox informing her the complaint had been closed before it was presented to the ethics board.

Moses asked the commission to simplify filing (including online submission and confirmation), create transparent tracking of complaints and ensure there is a clearly defined, independent procedure for deciding when a complaint is presented to the ethics board. She said the issue goes beyond her individual case and warned she would consider legal action if the complaint is not taken seriously.