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Mayor proposes FAIR Act to consolidate Long Beach ethics and lobbyist rules; residents urge investment screening
Summary
Mayor Richardson introduced the Framework for Accountability, Integrity, and Reporting (FAIR Act) to consolidate ethics rules and strengthen lobbyist disclosure. Public commenters and the Ethics Commission urged quick adoption and asked the council to include a civil and human‑rights investment screening policy.
Mayor Rex Richardson introduced a proposal to draft a single ordinance consolidating Long Beach’s ethics rules, streamlining lobbying disclosure and creating clearer reporting tools.
"This is the beginning of the ordinance development process," the mayor told the council, urging referral to the Government Operations and Efficiency committee for public input. The FAIR Act, he said, would consolidate ethics provisions now distributed across municipal code and administrative policies and would…
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