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Public commenter says voters approved charter changes; urges ethics director hire

Bridgeport City Council · April 27, 2026
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John Marshall Lee told the council that voters approved Charter Review Committee proposals requiring stronger ethics oversight and urged the council and mayor to fund and staff an ethics office and director rather than delay implementation.

John Marshall Lee, a Bridgeport resident who said he served on the Charter Review Committee, told the council the committee’s 13 members prioritized ethics reforms and that voters approved two committee proposals on the ballot. Lee said the city has not recruited or hired an ethics director to work with volunteer commissioners and described…

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