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Ethics staff previews enforcement‑regulation rewrite, including delegated probable‑cause process
Summary
Staff proposed a package of enforcement‑rule changes: place investigations under the enforcement director, delegate formal probable‑cause findings to the executive director, eliminate a duplicative accusation document, make stipulated settlements public (with a consent calendar for small settlements), allow default orders and codify late‑filing fees.
At the Aug. 24 meeting the commission's executive director previewed a substantive rewrite of enforcement regulations intended to increase efficiency, transparency and accountability in the commission’s investigative process.
The major proposals are: (1) assign day‑to‑day investigation conduct to the enforcement director (the deputy director) while preserving the executive director’s subpoena authority; (2) delegate formal probable‑cause determinations to the executive director after a…
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