By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

STATE — The S.C. Ethics Commission has found that former Easley Mayor Butch Womack violated portions of the Ethics Act while serving as mayor.

The Ethics Commission’s panel issued a public reprimand and ordered Womack to pay to the commission a reduced civil penalty of $2,000 ($1,000 for each count) and an administrative fee of $1,500 for a total of $3,500, according to a demand and order signed Nov. 11.

Womack was also ordered to reimburse the city of Easley $2,247.17 and to provide to the commission proof that payment has been made.

During an Oct. 16 hearing on the matter, the commission’s general counsel, Courtney Laster, said the claim centered on the contention that Womack, while mayor, used city resources to

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