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Council appoints David Fleming to Ethics Commission; members flag campaign-finance issues to study
Summary
The council confirmed David Fleming to the Ethics Commission and discussed pending questions about public financing and independent expenditures that the commission may be asked to review.
The City Council voted to confirm David Fleming to the city's Ethics Commission after a committee review and public discussion.
Committee members described Fleming as having a long record of public service and legal experience. At the meeting, Councilmember Garcetti asked Fleming whether he would consider proposals to expand public financing or increase the city's match for small donations to encourage a broader candidate pool; Fleming said he was open to studying such options with the commission and that he supported efforts that encourage people to run for office.
Members including Councilmember Weiss and others praised Fleming's experience and urged him to exercise seasoned judgment in the commission's work on campaign reform and gray-area ethics questions. The council recorded an 11-0 roll-call vote to confirm Fleming.
The council asked the Ethics Commission and staff to consider a range of options that could address independent expenditures and public-financing models and to report back to the council or to the appropriate committee as those items are developed.
