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CTA committee reviews ethics filings and training plans; approves Jan. 21 minutes
Summary
At a meeting of the Chicago Transit Authority Board committee, officials reported on the status of financial-disclosure filings and planned staff ethics training and approved minutes from the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting.
At a meeting of the Chicago Transit Authority Board committee, officials reported on the status of financial-disclosure filings and planned staff ethics training and approved minutes from the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting.
The committee was told the CTA launched its Statement of Financial Interest on March 17 and that electronic filings are being completed by CTA staff at level G and above and by staff at level F and above for purchasing, the secretary said. The secretary said the State of Illinois statement of economic interest applies to three board members — board member Jake, board member Ortiz and board member Jah — and that those filings were completed at the January meeting.
Committee members were also told the Cook County statement of economic interest filings are underway and that the filing deadline is May 1. The secretary said 905 employees were in the county filing process and that CTA staff worked with Cook County to resolve scrambled names, addresses and email issues; CTA staff believe the problem originated with the county’s system rather than CTA’s records.
The committee heard that CTA’s ethics, harassment and discrimination prevention training is scheduled to launch June 1, 2025, and run through the summer, a timeline staff said was chosen to avoid overlap with CTA’s fall budget season. The ethics officer, Sisavon, and the secretary said they have met to coordinate the training rollout.
On formal actions, the committee approved the minutes from its Jan. 21, 2025 meeting. Committee person Becker moved to approve the minutes, and committee person Jones seconded; committee person Jones, committee person Becker and chairperson Piper voted in favor and the motion passed.
The committee also moved to adjourn; members approved the motion and the meeting ended with no new business on the agenda.
The report contained no proposed rule changes or budgetary votes; staff said the updates concerned existing disclosure filings and the planned training schedule.
