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Detroit callers urge independent ethics counsel, raise concerns about land bank MOU
Summary
During public comment, multiple callers urged an independent counsel for the Board of Ethics and raised concerns that a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the land bank would create a charter loophole; callers also questioned local officials’ impartiality.
Several Detroit residents urged the city to strengthen oversight by giving the Board of Ethics independent legal counsel and by clarifying how the city’s land bank MOU would interact with the charter.
Public commenters said the current arrangement, in which city attorneys may represent multiple city interests, creates conflicts. One caller spoke generally of the need for “an independent counsel with the ethics ordinance” and…
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