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Friday, March 29, 2024

Naperville Park Board Discusses Findings of Ethics Inquiry

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At the Naperville Park District’s Park Board meeting on Thursday, October 14, Board Ethics Officer Derke Price filed his report, thereby concluding an ethics inquiry stemming from concerns raised by other commissioners at the September 9 meeting regarding posts on a private social media website by fellow Commissioner Josh McBroom.

Price reviewed the applicable policies, the facts concerning the social media site and the posts, and more generally the First Amendment rights enjoyed by Commissioners. He concluded that the posts implicated Park District Board policies concerning the administration of policy decisions, but he recommended no further action by the Board.

Instead, Price found that the inquiry was useful to bring clarity to the consequences that statements by Commissioners — even those protected by the First Amendment — can have upon day to day operations. He encouraged all commissioners to use the situation as a learning experience to help determine how to work together more effectively going forward to best serve the needs of the Naperville community.

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Naperville Park District
Naperville Park Districthttp://www.napervilleparks.org/
Created in 1966, the Naperville Park District is an independent, municipal agency serving the recreation needs of its residents. An Illinois Distinguished Agency since 1994, the District is one of only 1% of park districts across the country to be nationally accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). The Naperville Park District’s mission is to provide recreation and park experiences that promote healthy lives, healthy minds and a healthy community. The District maintains and operates more than 2,400 acres with 137 parks and provides more than 1,500 recreational, arts and environmental programs and special events annually. Included within the District’s operations are two championship golf courses, a multitude of playgrounds, trails, athletic courts and sports fields, Fort Hill Activity Center, Knoch Knolls Nature Center, two inline skating and skateboarding facilities, the Millennium Carillon, a paddle boat quarry, historic Centennial Beach, and the beautiful Riverwalk.

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