One change would involve dramatically increasing fines for misconduct.
But as CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Wednesday, there is no guarantee the aldermen will actually support the package.is among the latest Chicago aldermen currently being investigated by the city's Inspector General. The ongoing ethics violation case was referred to the IG back in November after the Ethics Board found probable cause that Gardiner used his office to withhold city services and retaliate against a constituent who criticized him.
"We've had a history of not really punishing ourselves and other city employees for breaches," said Ald. Michele Smith , the chair of the City Council Ethics Committee."It's been dealt with very likely." "It is another tool in the tool chest to let people know this is not the way we are going to run business," Smith said."The higher the fine, the greater the deterrent," he said.
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