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Erlanger caucus debates raising gift disclosure threshold; straw poll favors $150 ordinance for council vote
Summary
Caucus members discussed raising the code of ethics gift disclosure threshold from $100, established in the early 1990s, and conducted a straw poll that favored sending a $150 threshold ordinance to the next council meeting for a formal vote.
Peter, caucus member, opened discussion at the Erlanger City Council caucus on a proposed change to the city’s code of ethics gift disclosure threshold, saying the current $100 limit dates to the early 1990s and “doesn’t represent what we’re gonna be looking at tonight.”
The discussion focused on whether the $100 reporting threshold for gifts to city officers should be raised, and if so, to what level and how often the city should revisit that limit. “If we set a number today, will it be 24 more years or 25 more years until we look at it again?” Peter said, reporting he used an inflation calculator that showed $100 in 1991 would be roughly $237 in 2025.
Diana, caucus member, asked why the city should increase the…
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