ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — An ethics investigation into the Reimagining Public Safety process in Ithaca has ended.

Legislator Rich John, who was accused of a conflict of interest, leads the ethics board. He abstained from voting Monday. John explained why yesterday on Ithaca’s Morning News.

The Tompkins County Ethics Advisory Board concluded that former Mayor Svante Myrick violated the city’s conflict of interest rules.

FULL INTERVIEW: Legislator Rich John on Ithaca’s Morning News