By Dustin Gardiner | The Arizona Republic
Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski did not violate conflict-of-interest laws while discussing plans to develop a piece of city-owned land downtown, and the bid process was “uncompromised,” according to a report from a private law firm.
The city hired the firm, Sanders & Parks, to investigate the deal after a developer accused the councilman of not disclosing a conflict.
However, the firm wrote in its report released Thursday that, for the sake of transparency, Nowakowski should have told a team of competing developers that his employer was also looking into bidding on the land.
