WASHINGTON -- D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans said Thursday he will step down as Metro board chair amid a probe by the transit agency of whether he violated ethics rules, the Washington Post reports.
Evans, who made the announcement in passing at a Metro board meeting, said he would not seek reelection as chair of the transit agency when his term ends June 30, the Post reports.
He did not refer to the ethics probe in his comments, but said he was taking the step because after more than three years in the job as a representative of the District, "it's time to rotate to a different jurisdiction," according to the Washington Post.
The Metro board directed its ethics officer on March 4 to investigate Evans. Metro has disclosed little information about it, but the inquiry apparently focused in part on whether Evans improperly used his position as Metro board chairman to seek business for his private legal and consulting work.
