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Ethics training stresses disclosure and recusal as council debates limits on developer contributions
Summary
Ethics Commissioner Johanna Bishop led mandatory training for New Castle County council members on conflicts of interest and appearance-of-impropriety rules. The session prompted a debate over whether the county can limit campaign contributions from developers; the ethics chair noted courts have treated contributions as protected speech, limiting local regulatory options.
New Castle County council members took part in a mandatory ethics training after a personnel subcommittee meeting on Jan. 20, where Johanna Bishop of the county Ethics Commission reviewed the ethics code, conflict-of-interest rules, disclosure obligations and recusal practices.
"It's all about public trust," Bishop told the council, urging members to file statements of financial interest, disclose potential conflicts and document decisions. She emphasized that recusal means removal from…
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