Bill 160... adding "truthful" to the ethics code?

[Rob Tucker]

I made the ask and got this reply from Barbara Lively in Eileen O'Hara's office. And my reply is below that:

"Good morning Rob, the new language was recommended by myself and the Legislative Research Branch and approved by Eileen. None of the Councilmembers offered any actual suggestions for an amendment although it was clear most didn’t support the original language.
Aloha, Barbara"

My reply:

Well this is disappointing. County officials and employees are salaried and pensioned to serve the public. If it is beyond their ability to do so with accuracy they should be gone. The negative aspects of false and misleading information, which the CoH is talented at, fall solely on the taxpayers and citizens.

I will have to oppose this language. Very disappointing.

Did you get any feed back from the members of the Ethics Commission itself?

Rob