FLEMING UP FOR ETHICS POST VALLEY LEADER NOMINATED FOR COMMISSION.Byline: Harrison Sheppard and Holly Edwards Staff Writers San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. civic leader David Fleming
David Fleming , recently removed as president of the Fire Commission by Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California , was nominated Friday to the city Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. by City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
The nomination was announced Friday as Fleming emceed the Fernando Awards nomination luncheon at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel in Woodland Hills. Fleming - who received a standing ovation from the crowd of 400 gathered for the awards ceremony - said he is looking forward to serving on one of the busiest commissions in the city. ``We represent the citizens of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. who want us to make sure there is no chicanery and nothing is going on in city government that shouldn't,'' he said. ``And that's a big job.'' Fleming added that the Ethics Commission was made even more important by City Charter reform, which gave the commission new investigative powers. ``Charter reform also gave us a stronger mayor, and we want to make sure the city doesn't fall into the traps some other cities with strong mayors have fallen into,'' he said. ``We want to make sure there are no behind-the- scenes, conflict-onterest activities going on.'' Delgadillo spokesman Ben Austin For the footballer, see . Benjamin James Austin (born November 7, 1980 in Wellington, New South Wales) is an Elite Athlete with a Disability (EAD) swimmer for Australia. His classification is S8 (above elbow amputee). said the city attorney nominated Fleming because of his experience serving the city. ``He's one of the great leaders of the Valley,'' Austin said. ``And he's an extremely well-qualified city official who brings a broad spectrum of experience to the table. He'll be a great leader on the Ethics Commission.'' Fleming's appointment to the commission is pending City Council approval. When Hahn declined to reappoint Re`ap`point´ v. t. 1. To appoint again. reappoint vt → volver a nombrar reappoint vt (to job) → Fleming - a Republican and Valley secession backer who endorsed Hahn in the mayoral election - to the Fire Commission, he said he hoped to appoint him to some other city commission. Delgadillo's move, however, pre-empts that possibility. ``He was nominated not for political reasons, but because he is beyond reproach in his own ethics and has done a lot for this city,'' said Lee Kanon Alpert, a former airport commissioner who co-emceed the Fernando Award event and made the announcement. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: David Fleming, right, shakes hands with Fernando Awards co-emcee Lee Kanon Alpert after it was announced that the Valley civic leader was in line for a city Ethics Commission position. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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