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Ethics staff report on secondary employment, investigations and collections; ACAO forms go live amid strong public criticism
Summary
Staff reported fewer preliminary-review matters (about 45), more investigations (93), and discussed secondary-employment disclosures, warning letters and collection efforts; Executive Director Pelham said ACAO reporting forms are now live. Several public commenters accused the Commission of failing to act on alleged corruption and voting fraud.
The Ethics Commission heard an operational enforcement report that covered secondary employment, caseload metrics, use of warning letters, fines collection and jurisdictional limits on collections; Executive Director Pelham separately announced that reporting forms required by the Anti-Corruption and Accountability Ordinance are now live online.
Enforcement staff said they attended a Department of Human Resources consultants meeting focused on secondary employment and confirmed city employees must disclose outside income and seek departmental permission when required. "Under the civil service rules, they have to disclose the existence of that secondary employment," staff said, adding that the process can trigger additional Form 700 disclosures when…
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