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Applications open for DeKalb County Board of Ethics members
Posted by Holly R. Price | Nov 24, 2020 A new DeKalb County Board of Ethics is being selected and applications for positions are open until Dec. 1. The board is intended to independently review claims of improper conduct by public officials. The current board has been inactive since the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled in 2018 that […]
Wanted: Applicants for DeKalb County’s reconstituted ethics board
DeKalb’s latest ethics referendum passed overwhelmingly, meaning the county’s long-dormant ethics board will soon be reconstituted. But before that can happen, new members must be selected. And the application period is now open. “The DeKalb Ethics Appointing Committee is in support of a transparent, uniform and coordinated process,” said state Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, said […]
DeKalb voters approve county’s latest ethics referendum
DeKalb County will have a new, functional ethics board by the end of the year. There were still tens of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted in DeKalb on Wednesday. But voters had overwhelmingly supported the latest proposal to reshape ethics oversight in the county. Among other things, the measure fixes the problematic appointment process […]
The ethics referendum and its aftermath, should it pass
DeKalb voters are once again voting on revisions to an Ethics Act passed in 2015 by 92% of voters. This time, leaders of several DeKalb citizens’ groups are encouraging you to Vote YES. Here are the reasons why: The Board of Ethics remains independent; no one under the purview of the Board of Ethics is […]
Five organizations say to vote ‘yes’ on DeKalb Board of Ethics ballot question
Letter: Five organizations say to vote ‘yes’ on DeKalb Board of Ethics ballot question Posted by Reporter Newspapers | Oct 16, 2020 DeKalb voters are once again voting on revisions to an Ethics Act passed in 2015 by 92% of voters. This time, leaders of several DeKalb citizens’ groups are encouraging you to vote yes. Here are the reasons why: […]
Little controversy surrounding DeKalb’s latest ethics referendum
For the second consecutive year, DeKalb County voters will weigh in on an attempt to reshape ethics oversight in their local government. And while the referendum held in 2019 raised the hackles of local watchdogs — and was subsequently shot down by a significant margin at the ballot box — this year’s effort appears to be […]
NextDoor Posting
[Name of neighbor, friend, contact] On the DeKalb County ballot there will be a referendum to adopt changes which revise the Board of Ethics for the county. DeKalb Citizens Advocacy Council, the group that opposed the previous referendum, supports this one. You can find an in-depth explanation of the major changes and the reasons for […]
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