Truth be told, this is not something I ever thought I would write, and not something I really want to write. But in the spirit of transparency and accountability for our elected officials, I must.
Brian Livingston violated the Code of Conduct and recusal rules and voted for $38 Million of bonds to benefit a client.
Here’s what happened.
On December 2nd, Council considered an item for bonds relating to a parking garage at Hall Office Park (HOP).
Brian recused himself from this vote as seen on the below video. His recusal form is HERE.
On January 20th, Council again voted on the same item. The video from Jan 20th is below.
I noticed when I was reviewing the draft minutes he did not recuse himself, so I sent him an email. A copy of the email is HERE. The email was sent to him Jan 25th to his City email account. This is what I asked.
Brian,
At the December 2, 2025 City Council Meeting you recused yourself from Item 50 relating to certificate of obligations for a parking garage at Hall Office Park.
Does the relationship you had with Hall Office Park on December 2nd still exist?His response was simple. “Yes”
If the conflict existed on Dec 2nd, and it existed on Jan 25th, then it existed on Jan 20th.
The minutes from both meetings can be found on the City website, but these are the snippets from the items on the agenda. HERE
The Code of Conduct is clear. Section Part B, Section 1(a)(1)(A) and Section 1(a)(1)(B) says he should have recused himself, as he did in December. Since the Code of Conduct derives itself from the City Charter and State law, he would also apparently be in violation of those conflict rules.
I’ll be clear, the fact a conflict exists is not the issue. Failure by a nearly 9-year council member to recuse oneself when there is a conflict is the issue. It’s not OK. It cannot be excused. If you read my prior post about transparency you’ll understand why.
So that begs the questions. Was he not paying attention? Had he not read the agenda? Or did he just not care?
In any case, it’s an egregious violation that should not be allowed. If any other member of City Council approved $38 million to benefit a client and ignored the Code of Conduct, it would be heavily scrutinized because it is a violation. This is not OK, and the citizens of Frisco should deserve transparency and accountability.
