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Shelby County moves to overhaul ethics code, add emoluments definition and scale down commission size
Summary
The commission’s general government committee advanced a comprehensive revision of the county ethics ordinance and a charter amendment aligning conflict-of-interest language with state law; committee debate centered on composition and appointment rules for the county ethics commission.
The Shelby County general government committee advanced an overhaul of the county code of ordinances’ ethics provisions and a charter amendment to align the county’s conflict-of-interest language with state law. The package, sponsored by Chairman Michael Whaley, includes a new definition of “emoluments,” streamlining of references to the county’s chief ethics officer and a proposal to reduce the size of the Ethics Commission from 13 members (12 members plus chair) to seven members (six plus chair). The committee also…
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