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| Wednesday, Feb 21 2007 12:22 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Feb 21 2007 12:31 PM
The Fair Political Practices Commission has asked Bakersfield City Councilman Ken Weir to supply more information about his economic interests.
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It comes after a local resident asked the FPPC to look into whether Weir violated conflict-of-interest rules when he participated in a closed-door council meeting involving a legal case brought by a former accounting client of his.
Since then questions have also been raised about whether Weir fully filled out forms for public officials to disclose their economic interests.
Weir has declined to answer specific questions from The Californian about his economic interest forms, except to say, "I believe that my Form 700 was properly prepared and filed."
In an FPPC letter to Weir dated Feb. 13, he was asked to report the “...precise location, i.e., address or assessor’s parcel number, for the interest in real property described at Lene Place, Bakersfield, CA 93306.”
Weir is the sole proprietor of Weir & Associates, an accountancy firm. The commission asked him to report the income he received from it, “if you have an ownership interest of 10 percent or more....”
Weir has 30 days to submit the information to the city clerk, according to the commission’s letter.