Wrote a story today, talking about a
County Commission ad hoc panel charged with looking into the makeup
of the ethics committee. Right smack here for that bad boy.
Anyhoo, the four-member panel met
today. Initially, members talked about using non-partisan civic
groups to appoint members to the committee. The idea was to take out
the politics, or potential for a conflict of interest.
All this was because the committee
reappointed two of its own and appeared to give little consideration
for the other 23 who applied.
The ad hoc committee today, though,
agreed that the “easiest approach was to tweak what we have.”
Members said they'd recommend to the
full Knox County Commission that the committee consist of only
residents – no elected officials, former elected officials or
county employees. They also want the commission to appoint three
members, the mayor to pick three members, the committee to pick two
members and the sheriff to pick one member.
The members would be term-limited to
one, four-year term, but could be reappointed if they sit out a term.
The seats also will be staggered.
The committee will meet again 1 p.m. on
March 18.
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