Rep. Vernon Jones issues complaint against DeKalb ethics officer
State Rep. Vernon Jones is pursuing an ethics complaint against DeKalb County Ethics Officer Stacey Kalberman, alleging Thursday she violated rules prohibiting political activity when she supported legislation changing how Board of Ethics members are appointed.
Jones, D-Lithonia, targeted Kalberman after she appeared at the Georgia Capitol on Monday as DeKalb legislators deadlocked on a bill that would allow them to confirm Board of Ethics members nominated by non-government organizations, such as the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and local colleges.
Jones opposes the measure, which is included in Senate Bill 273.
Kalberman didn't speak at the meeting of DeKalb legislators, but she said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday that some legislators are trying to prevent the board from hearing cases.
Kalberman said Thursday she hadn’t seen the complaint and declined to comment.
The DeKalb Board of Ethics voted 4-0 Thursday to create a policy to forward complaints against its members or employees to the DeKalb Solicitor-General’s Office for investigation.
Ethics Board Chairman Dan DeWoskin said he hadn’t received the complaint against Kalberman.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
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