City Council Ethics Chair Forces Procedural Vote on Stalled Protections for Inspector General Investigations

City Council Ethics Chair Forces Procedural Vote on Stalled Protections for Inspector General Investigations

Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward), chair of the City Council ethics committee, filed a procedural motion last week to reclaim a stalled ordinance from the rules committee. If successful, Martin’s motion would reassign the ordinance to his committee, where as chair he has the authority to schedule it for debate and a vote. At issue is a measure that would strengthen the city’s Office of Inspector General by curtailing Department of Law practices that,…