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Cincinnatians speaking to the Economic Development Reform Panel Friday say it s time for big changes.
The panel was formed in response to three council members indicted on corruption charges last year. The members are accused of accepting money in exchange for positive votes on development projects.
Chanda Monroe-Williams owns a small consulting firm. She says people involved in development understand it s not about what you know, but who you know. So there s a lot of chatter about how these contracts are decided; who you need to get close to; who you make sure you don t cross in the process, she said.
1:01 Retired Hamilton County Judge Ann Marie Tracey will serve as chair. She says they plan to do a 360-degree review of the city s current development process. We re going to look at the hard copy guidelines that we find contained in the city charter; state law; state legislation; ethics laws; codes of conduct; we re going to look at best practices throughout the country, Tracey said. And in so doing, we hope to be able to formulate some recommendations to City Council and to the administration.
Tracey is a former chair of the Ohio Ethics Commission. I can t imagine having a more qualified person to be the chairperson of this commission, Cranley said. I m very proud and honored that she s willing to serve and we re lucky that she is.