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Wayne County ethics task force launches ordinance review, sets meeting schedule and two 30-day public comment windows
Summary
The newly formed Wayne County Ethics Task Force began a section-by-section review of the county ethics ordinance, with Chair Wilson outlining enforcement and disclosure gaps; commissioners voted to meet after full-board sessions and opened two 30-day public comment periods (front-end and post-draft).
Wayne County’s newly convened Ethics Task Force opened its inaugural meeting with Chair Wilson outlining what she called “structural weaknesses” in the county’s existing ethics ordinance and a plan for a section-by-section review intended to strengthen enforcement, disclosure and whistleblower protections.
In remarks that lasted more than an hour, Chair Wilson said the current ordinance—unchanged for more than 13 years—has “minimalistic” penalties, pointing to the largest civil fine of $500 as inadequate for deterring serious misconduct. She flagged several specific concerns: the ethics board’s appointments by elected officials, a lack of independent subpoena or investigative authority, a complaint process that requires signatory identification and…
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