The state ethics commission is beginning its second week without an executive secretary and commissioners are keeping mum on just when they might replace former chief Holly LaBerge.
The commission fired LaBerge — “for cause” — last week after a superior court judge called her “dishonest and non-transparent.” Now they have to find someone interested in taking over a commission in crisis even as lawmakers and both major gubernatorial candidates have pledge to make major changes.
In seeking applicants, Georgia’s commissioners might do well to look at the example set elsewhere.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution took a look at the top officials of ethics commissions in 10 southern states. To find out what the newspaper discovered, read more at MyAJC.com.
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