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• • <br /> * ` Wake colon-us' <br /> or ussioners favor. new ethics policy <br /> Wake County connmioionera in- Appointed officials and county a distributed to all <br /> formally agreed Monday to adopt ':employees found in violation of people affected. <br /> an ethics policy governing con- the policy are subject to removal Commissioner G.Herbert Stout, <br /> its of interest and misconduct , from office or dismissal by the who proposed the adoption ' _• <br /> by elected and appointed officials commissioners. Elected officials ethics policy last M: i• in a <br /> and county employees. are subject to publiz:censure by telenho - - Monday that <br /> The policy includes a require- eummissioners. The policy in- ought the policy "will pro- <br /> ment that county officials uud eludes ne mechanism for_r&view vide a point of reference about <br /> employees "publicly disclose the of possible conflicts. - what is expected." <br /> nature and extent" of any finan- State law does nut allow for the Stout's proposal followed disclo- <br /> cial or personal interests that they removal from.office of an elected sures that the former board chair- <br /> or members of their immediate .pificial,except by court order. man of the Wake County 1#pspital <br /> families have involving a public Commissioners agreed during a System Inc., the hospjta4'g atter- <br /> matter they are considering. `work session formally to adopt the ney and a real estate (gent bad <br /> The•policy►does not specify how - policy at their',iregular meeting been involved in at yeast four <br /> detailed the disclosure must be or Monday., when it will become 'business ventures over;several <br /> jw what form it must be made. pffeetive.If the policy is adopted, years. +,. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> � R <br />