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Santa Fe County Ethics Board gives update to commissioners, asks for regular anonymized complaint reporting
Summary
The county's appointed Ethics Board reported on its work and recommended that staff provide anonymized, periodic data on ethics complaints and their status to the board of county commissioners to increase transparency and help the board assess whether the ordinance requires changes.
The Santa Fe County Ethics Board briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 14 about its activities and recommended regular reporting of anonymized complaint data to the commission to improve transparency and allow data-driven review of the county's code of conduct and ethics processes.
Lede: Members of the county's five-person Ethics Board described their recent work, said the board has not had complaints reach a full hearing since its creation and asked commissioners for direction on possible tasks, including whether the board's jurisdiction should change or expand and whether staff should provide periodic, de-identified status reports on complaints.
Nut graf: The board's vice chair, Clifford Reese,…
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