Vote “Against” Proposition 5 - City Manager Controls Auditor and Kangaroo Court Justice
Even Captain Kangaroo Embarrassed by City Manager's Idea of Ethics Review Commission
What does it do?
- Establishment
of Financial Oversight and Audit Committee in the Charter
- Grants the
Ethics Review Commission the power
to assess monetary fines in addition to sanctions
- Establishment
of an independent internal audit function in the Charter
- Creates
dual reporting for internal auditor
- Internal auditor shall be appointed
and removed by the City Manager with the approval of City Council.
Creates
“kangaroo court”
This amendment would create a new ethics commission
which is essentially a “kangaroo court”
with the power to impose fines and sanctions. The effect is to discourage the filing of ethics complaints
against public officials.
Dangerous Power
Shift for Financial Oversight
It
gives the City Manager control of the
hiring and firing of the city’s auditor. You heard it -- Joyce Wilson will be able to fire the guy
who audits her -- and to choose someone of her like mind to replace him or
her.
As seen in the email below, obtained via
www.chucoleaks.org, City Manager wants Lorenzo
Garcia-like power over the Internal Auditor. Basically, if she does not
like what she sees, out the door. |
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