A recent complaint filed against District 1 Metro Councilmember Joy Kimbrough will be heard at an an Oct. 24 hearing before the Metro Board of Ethical Conduct.

The board voted on Thursday to move forward with a complaint alleging Kimbrough demanded $500,000 in community benefits be paid in exchange for her support of a rezoning request.

The original ethics complaint was filed last month by Ryan Moses, CEO of Nashville liquor distributor Best Brands. The complaint claims the councilmember requested that Moses pay $500,000 in community benefits upfront and that Kimbrough would control where the funds would be allocated — all so she would support a rezoning ordinance that would have allowed Best Brands to build a warehouse along Ashland City Highway in District 1.

Moses also alleged that

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