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Hidalgo County RMA completes annual ethics and compliance training, reviews new open-meetings and records rules
Summary
Board members received a mandatory ethics and compliance briefing covering conflicts of interest, bribery and gifts, use of government property, open-meetings changes and Public Information Act updates; staff will provide certificates and a handbook.
The Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority held its annual ethics and compliance workshop during a regular meeting, where an outside presenter reviewed state and RMA-specific rules covering conflicts of interest, gifts and bribery, use of government property, open-meeting requirements and public information responsibilities.
Blakey Fernandez, the presenter for the workshop, told directors that the RMA's compliance program must include an identified senior staff member for oversight and periodic training. Fernandez said, "Ethics is the conduct and behavior that establishes public trust, avoids the appearance of impropriety. Compliance are the things that evidence that, the enforcement, and the…
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