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Board clears Financial Disclosure revisions for public hearing after debate over penalties
Summary
The board agreed on FDS class categories and edits and voted to advance revisions toward a public hearing in January after Ethics Board member Al Vinck questioned dense language and a discretionary $1,500 penalty.
Supervisor Brenda Adams reviewed proposed revisions to the town's Financial Disclosure Statement (FDS) list and class categories intended to clarify who must file. The town attorney recommended creating two classes of employees based on duties and decision‑making roles; the board expressed support for that approach and for a single annual filing date in January.
Ethics Board member Al Vinck asked who would review the FDSs and said the law's language is dense; he also said he thought a discretionary penalty of "$1,500 is too high." Adams said FDSs would be reviewed by the Ethics Board only if a complaint is filed and that the confidential assistant will secure the forms in locked employee files. The board voted to send the revised law to the attorney for final edits and to schedule a public hearing in January (4 AYES, 1 NO).
