Ethics Review Board Considering Changes to Campaign Finance Code

The City’s Ethics Review Board met on Tuesday, July 10, to consider several changes to the Campaign Finance Code. Among the considerations being discussed are revisions that expand the prohibition on those who are seeking a city contract to include affiliated subcontractors. Councilman John Courage also proposed that the city require candidates to file the title and employer’s name for every donor, a suggestion that was questioned by some other members of the board.

A series of proposed revisions to the city’s ethics code were also discussed including eliminating the need for ethics complaints to funnel to the City Clerk’s office and City Auditor’s office before being forwarded to the review board.
For our part, any effort to increase the transparency and efficacy of the review board would be a great move forward.

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