Wayne County executive unveils ethics reforms

Robert Ficano wants to avoid controversies such as Turkia Mullin's severance pay

DETROIT – Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano unveiled Thursday ethics reforms in an effort to prevent controversies such as the one linked to former county employee Turkia Mullin's $200,000 severance pay.

Among the reforms:

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-- Appointees can no longer be pressured to volunteer for political campaigns.
-- Appointees can no longer receive money or work for contractors for at least one year after leaving the country.
-- Several changes have been made to the way the county will handle severance pay.

READ: Wayne County statement on ethics policy


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