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Grand Rapids commission refers proposed ethics and financial-disclosure policy back to fiscal committee for further work
Summary
After extended debate over thresholds, spouse disclosures, business partners and privacy concerns, the City Commission withdrew a motion to adopt a more proactive ethics and financial-disclosure policy and asked the fiscal committee and city attorney to refine the draft before returning.
A draft commission policy on conflicts of interest, financial disclosure and ethics drew sustained debate on Nov. 18 and was referred back to the Fiscal Committee for further drafting.
City Attorney staff presented a proposed policy modeled in part on state disclosure frameworks but with higher thresholds intended to reduce trivial disclosures.…
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