Wichita ethics kerfuffle quashed; lessons learned
On Friday the Wichita Eagle reported that the involvement of Wichita public relations consultant Beth King in a project seeking city approval was a problem for three members of the Wichita City Council. Not so, however, for the city manager, the mayor, and three other council members. The crux of the problem is that King is engaged to be married to Wichita City Manager Robert Layton. But now, as reported in the Wichita Eagle King will step down from her assignment of providing public relations support to the project. With that, the problem is solved, according to city hall standards.…