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Ethics commission chair urges funds to staff Act 171 implementation
Summary
Public commenter Paul Earlbaum told the Appropriations Committee the Ethics Commission cannot implement Act 171's municipal-advisory and investigatory duties without funding for two attorneys and additional staff, and warned municipal requests for advice are already overwhelming the commission.
Paul Earlbaum, who identified himself in the hearing transcript as chair of the ethics commission, asked the Appropriations Committee to appropriate funds for two full-time attorneys so the commission can implement Act 171, which added a statewide municipal ethics code and broadened investigatory and hearing authority. "When Act 171 became effective early last year, the ethics commission was swamped with requests for advice from towns and cities," Earlbaum said, adding that the commission has been unable to accept municipal…
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