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Inspectors and residents push back on SIA draft; commission alerted to meet-and-confer schedule
Summary
Multiple DBI inspectors and public commenters told the commission the proposed Statement of Incompatible Activities (SIA) is too broad, may restrict inspectors’ ability to work, and needs clearer meet-and-confer procedures; staff pointed commissioners to an Oct. 12 Ethics Commission session and follow-ups.
Building inspectors and members of the public used the commission’s public-comment period to raise concerns about the Ethics Commission’s draft Statement of Incompatible Activities (SIA) and how it would affect DBI employees.
Thomas Thirield, who identified himself as a DBI district inspector, said several SIA provisions "just really don't seem to make much sense to us" and warned that certain prohibitions could cut inspectors off from legitimate work they must take to maintain their livelihoods. "Some of this you want us to talk to the ethics…
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