A question on the ballots of DeKalb County voters could result in a substantial overhaul of the county ethics board.
If a majority votes yes, DeKalb's CEO and commission would lose their ability to appoint the panel responsible for overseeing their behavior. Instead, board members would be chosen by various community organizations.
In addition, the board's power to remove elected officials from office would be eliminated, but it would gain the ability to issue $1,000 fines.
Other provisions of the measure include hiring a full-time ethics officer and expanding the board's jurisdiction to cover all government employees, appointed officials and contractors.
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