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Commission debates ethics review board proposal amid legal and cost concerns
Summary
Commissioners discussed a proposed Ethics Review Board that would allow citizen complaints against elected officials to be reviewed publicly. Members raised concerns about legal counsel costs, duplicative authority, appointment processes and safeguards; no formal action was taken.
The Charter Review Commission discussed a proposed amendment to create an Ethics Review Board that would receive and review complaints against elected county officials and make findings public, but committee members raised legal and fiscal concerns and did not advance the item.
The draft provision would have the county administrator appoint one citizen from each commissioner district to serve on an unpaid Ethics Review Board. The proposal reads in part: “The Ethics Review Board will consider the evidence presented to it supporting the complaint and the evidence presented to it pertaining the complaint and make a determination as…
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