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Ethics staff outline whistleblower ordinance changes, staffing and website rollout amid budget guidance
Summary
Ethics Commission staff announced new hires, reported eight open recruitments, described a revised whistleblower protection approach (separating intake from retaliation protection), and said the office would soft-launch a new website; staff also summarized mayoral guidance asking departments for 3% and 6% budget reductions over two years.
At the Dec. 19 meeting the Ethics Commission heard its executive director's report covering staffing moves, policy work on a proposed whistleblower protection ordinance, a planned website rollout and the mayor's budget guidance.
Staff introduced Jacqueline Hickey as the new senior clerk and said Johnny Hosey would assume the education-and-compliance assistant role; interim assistance would be provided by Francis McAvoy and Jack Kanas during the transition. The office reported eight pending recruitments and that a senior personnel analyst would be assigned to help…
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