Quiñones-Sánchez is a longtime nemesis of the politically powerful union and the only member of Council to call on Henon to resign in the wake of the corruption case.
City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez on Thursday will introduce legislation prohibiting city lawmakers from making more than $25,000 from side jobs and requiring them to disclose more information about outside employment. It would be the most significant ethics reform proposal since the convictions of Councilmember Bobby Henon and former electricians union leader John J. Dougherty on federal corruption charges.
The bill “allows for more transparency and clarity, and I think we have a responsibility to review ourselves periodically, particularly after cases like this,” said Quiñones-Sánchez, a longtime nemesis of the politically powerful union and the only member of Council who has called for Henon to resign. “What we saw and what was ultimately decided by the courts presented a challenge for Council.”
The reform push comes a month after a jury convicted Dougherty and Henon on bribery and honest services fraud charges in a case that centered on the $70,000 salary Henon collected from Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers while on Council. Prosecutors cast that payment, which Henon disclosed at the time and has maintained was for services unrelated to his Council duties, as a payment from Dougherty to do his bidding on Council.
It’s unclear whether the proposal will gain support...
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