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Ethics Commission warns budget cuts would delay Form 700 e-filing and enforcement; commissioners authorize letter to mayor and Board
Summary
The Ethics Commission told the Board and Mayor that proposed 10—15% cuts would delay the electronic Form 700 rollout, reduce audit and enforcement capacity, and postpone a proposed "Ethics at Work" training program. Commissioners unanimously authorized a letter urging restoration of key positions and linking the request to controller recommendations.
The Ethics Commission spent much of its July meeting explaining how proposed citywide budget cuts for FY21 would affect the office's ability to implement high-priority transparency and enforcement work.
Executive Director Pelham told commissioners the office submitted a February budget request to the mayor seeking roughly $1.3 million in investments to support e-filing, audits, investigations and a training initiative. "If we're faced with absorbing the targeted level of cuts," she said, the commission would have to pause or forego projects including the Form 700 electronic filing rollout, one of two policy staff positions, and a supervisory audit role, all of which…
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