Serrani v. Board of Ethics

The substantive issue in this appeal is whether the expiration of a public employee’s term of office divests a municipal board of ethics of the authority to continue an investigation into alleged official misconduct during the term of public employment. The plaintiff, Thom Serrani, brought an action for declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the defendant, the board of ethics of the city of Stamford, from exercising continuing jurisdiction to investigate his conduct during his expired term of office as mayor. The trial court, after an evidentiary hearing, denied the plaintiff’s…