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Committee backs ordinance expanding retaliation protections for complainants, but enforcement questions remain
Summary
The committee recommended Ordinance 5967 to strengthen anti-retaliation and cooperation protections for those filing complaints with Jackson County’s Office of Ethics, Human Relations and Citizen Complaints, while discussion clarified the office’s investigatory — not enforcement — role.
The Jackson County Intergovernmental Affairs Committee voted to recommend adoption of Ordinance 5967, which revises Chapter 74 to strengthen protections from retaliation for people filing complaints and for those cooperating in complaint investigations, and to add provisions allowing the office to prioritize complaints and decline hostile or frivolous complaints.
Chris Crawford, director of the Office of Ethics, Human Relations and Citizen Complaints, told the committee, "This ordinance addresses 4, components of chapter 74. That's the chapter code that governs our office." He described the changes as…
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