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City insurance now covers legal defense if mayor, councilors face ethics violation © Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader Carnegie Town Hall Several members of the Sioux Falls City Council are raising concerns about a new addition to the city s insurance policy that would provide legal representation for councilors accused of ethics violations. The new general endorsement adds coverage related to ethics complaints against the Sioux Falls mayor or any of its city councilors – providing legal expenses of up to $10,000 per occurrence with $20,000 aggregate per coverage term, at a cost to the city of $7,500. The coverage was newly available to any city with an ethics policy or ordinance, said Bill O Toole, the city s human resources director. If accused of an ethics violation, the person in question would contact officials with the human resources office, who would put them in touch with the South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance. The alliance would then identify and select an

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