"The San Jose Police Department pays $55,000 a month to rent an evidence warehouse on Monterey Road. The owner: a San Jose official who votes on police spending. District 6 Councilmember Michael Mulcahy is the managing partner of his private, family-owned real estate firm SDS NexGen Partners, which has leased the warehouse to the city since 2003, according to records obtained by San José Spotlight."
""We haven't had a chance to vet this through," Rosa Tsongtaatarii, a lawyer in the City Attorney's Office, told San José Spotlight. "It could be a financial conflict of interest, but we haven't pinpointed whether it may fall under an exception (to the city's code of ethics) - or whether we just need to modify the voting process that would still allow him to participate in the larger police and city budget vote, if there is a way to segment it out.""
Michael Mulcahy is the managing partner of SDS NexGen Partners, the family-owned firm that has leased a police evidence warehouse on Monterey Road to the San Jose Police Department since 2003 for $55,000 per month. The lease predates his election to the City Council this year and was disclosed on state financial filings. Mulcahy votes on the annual police and city budgets, which could affect the use of his property. San Jose's code of ethics prohibits officials from using their position to influence decisions where they have a financial interest. City attorneys are reviewing whether an exception, recusal, or voting process modification is required, and Mulcahy says he will consult with the city attorney's office on participation that complies with conflict rules.
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