Take The City And Run

From 2005 NYC Voter Guide:

QUESTION 3. Ethics Code for City Administrative Judges

These changes to the City Charter, as proposed by the New York City Charter Revision Commission, would require the Mayor and the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings to jointly issue rules establishing a code or codes of professional conduct for the administrative law judges and hearing officers in the City’s administrative tribunals. Shall the proposed changes be adopted?

NOTE: QUESTIONS MAY BE NUMBERED DIFFERENTLY ON THE BALLOT

Seems like everyone is for it and no one is speaking out against it — at least not loudly. And with good reason. The only arguments against it seem to be that this could be done through legislation and the proposal isn’t specific enough. If it can be done through legislation, why hasn’t it been done? And if it’s not specific enough, at least it gives notice that voters want something to be done. An ethics code just seems like common sense.

Recommendation: VOTE YES ON PROPOSAL 3