Clarke also questioned the board on the recommendation of the Ethics Committee on the issue of Timothy Elling, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, accepting a pair of Super Bowl tickets.
The board made no determination on the matter.
“I believe that the Ethics Committee did their due diligence, they made no recommendation to us whatsoever, and I just believe that the issue is finished,” Hart said.
The councilman added that Clarke was a sponsor of the law establishing the Code of Ethics violations for receiving gifts above the amount of $75 during his time on the board.
“The district attorney has not taken it. The New York State comptroller does not want to get involved in it,” Hart said. “There was a process that the town Board set up, and the process was followed.”