Fresno councilmember Brandon Vang facing claim of conflict of interest

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno City Councilmember Brandon Vang faces a assertion of a struggle of interest.

A ailment filed with the state's Fair Political Practices Commission says Vang violated regulations during the city's astir caller fund process.

It states Vang wanted to money a survey that would perchance trim postulation connected a information of a roadworthy adjacent his location successful southbound Fresno.

But regulations prohibit elected officials from taking portion successful decisions successful which they could benefit.

Vang said his ballot was for the city's fund arsenic a full and not that circumstantial motion.

He went connected to accidental the politician is liable for crafting the budget, and immoderate motions made by councilmembers are simply suggestions.