After a string of City Hall corruption scandals, a ballot measure would strengthen the Ethics Commission by boosting its budget, increasing penalties for wrongdoing and giving it the power to hire its own lawyer.
Nearly 35 years ago, voters decided that Los Angeles City Hall needed a watchdog, one with the power to investigate illegal campaign donations, potential conflicts of interest and other ethics violations. Now, after a string of corruption scandals, Charter Amendment ER, a measure on the Nov. 5 ballot, would strengthen the Ethics Commission by boosting its budget, increasing penalties for wrongdoing and giving it the power to hire its own lawyer, at least in some cases.
Those commissioners craft policy proposals and levy financial penalties on elected officials, city workers, lobbyists and others who violate city laws governing campaign fundraising, gifts, conflicts of interest and other activities. At the same time, the Ethics Commission is also a city department, employing nearly four dozen staffers, including investigators who look into potential ethics violations.
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