Ethics Committee

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Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024
5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. EDT

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200 East Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 (Directions)

City County Building, Meeting Room 260

The Ethics Committee of the City-County Council reviews the ethics ordinance and periodically suggests changes. The committee also handles all ethics and violations and complaints.

Current Committee members:

Jessica McCormick, D-District 16, chair
Paul Annee, R-District 22
Josh Bain, R-District 21
Michael-Paul Hart, R-District 20
Frank Mascari, D-District 19
Carlos Perkins, D-District 6

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Indianapolis - IN Documenters Team

Note-taking by Shaamora Harden-Morris

New ethics forms mandate full disclosure of council members' financial ties, including stocks, real estate, and city payments.

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Live reporting by Nathaniel Eichenhorn

New ethics forms mandate full disclosure of council members' financial ties, including stocks, real estate, and city payments.

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04:06 PM Aug 8, 2024 CDT

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The meeting began with committee member McCormick acknowledging the recent scandal involving an aide to Mayor Hogsett. McCormick voiced their "disgust" while noting that the Ethics Committee is responsible for ethical concerns regarding city click members...

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Excuse me, city COUNCIL members, and concerns regarding city employees are best directed to the city's human resources department.

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The board moved onto its main topic: new ethics disclosure forms for City Council Members. Going forward, they will require disclosure of much more info including stocks, real estate, city money dispensed to council members employers or business.

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Councilmember Mascari objected to the inclusion of stocks in the required disclosures, saying "I think it's stupid".

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The meeting was adjourned at 5:43pm

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The Indianapolis City-County Council is the legislative branch of our local government. In addition to adopting budgets, levying taxes, and authorizing financial appropriations to fund city and county operations, the council is responsible for enacting, repealing, and amending local laws. The Council appoints members to boards and commissions that serve the community, and all meetings are open to the public.

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