“As mayor of Bethlehem, would you support an ethics ordinance in our City similar to the one in 2017? And why or why did you not support that ordinance in 2017?
Candidate Reynolds:
- 2017 ethics ordinance was about 50 pages long
- advice of lawyers and D.A. was to break it up in pieces
- passed two sections: ethics training and no gifts ban
- always open to look at new things to strengthen the ordinnce
- Councilpersons Colon and Negron proposed the ordinance in 2017
- they felt the important parts were passed
- they support his candidacy
- open to whatever proposals come forward
- must take it piece by piece
- the advice in 2017 was that 50 pages was too long
- best to break it up into pieces
Candidate Grubb:
- would support the 2017 ethics ordinance
- lot of lessons to be learned from what happened in Allentown
- and with martin Tower
- conflicts of Councilmen with sizeable contributions from developers
- length of ordinance doesn’t matter
- content is the key
- Council dropped ball
- two small pieces approved
- nothing’s happened since
- Reynolds has had a chance since 2017 to act but hasn’t
- if elected, will resubmit a comprehensive ethics ordinance