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City Council rescinded its request for an ethics board investigation into Mayor Lovely Warren's creation of a security detail on Wednesday, saying it had determined she followed procedure.

Council also had questioned whether hiring Warren's uncle, retired State Police investigator Reggie Hill, to lead the unit violated the city's anti-nepotism policy.

Hill received a temporary appointment pending a formal application process, which is ongoing. The positions were OK'd first by the city's human resources director and, on Jan. 16 by the Civil Service Commission. The commission had delegated authority to the director, a standard practice reauthorized most recently in May 2013, said City Council President Loretta Scott, who reviewed the documents and spoke with officials involved.

As for the nepotism policy, which states administrative staff cannot influence the employment of a family member, that matter is "moot, because he is no longer there," Scott said. Hill resigned the post on Jan. 24, after serving an unpaid suspension for speeding on the New York state Thruway. He can reapply.

Council's announcement came less than 24 hours after it made appointments to the Board of Ethics, a necessary step before that board could take up the matter.