Article: WHAT PASSAIC NEEDS IS A TOUGH ETHICS CODE


The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-18-1992
WHAT PASSAIC NEEDS IS A TOUGH ETHICS CODE
Date: 12-18-1992, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edition: 2 Star P

Resolved: The City of Passaic needs a code of ethics.

Sounds wimpy, doesn't it? What difference does a puny code of
ethics make to a crooked politician or bureaucrat?

Yep, that's true, and still Passaic needs a code of ethics -- with
teeth -- worse than Madonna needs a wool overcoat.

The city is on the critical list, suffering from a first-degree
fracture of its public confidence. Its ex-mayor faces sentencing on
federal corruption charges in February. A former councilman faces
federal charges. Others have been indicted and/or sentenced. There are
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