Why does Milltown want to get rid of its ethics board?

MILLTOWN - The borough is seeking to disband its ethics board and turn over its responsibilities to the state Local Finance Board.

Milltown is one of approximately six New Jersey counties and 28 municipalities which have a Local Ethics Board, Mayor Trina Mehr said.

And it hasn't had a lot of business, the mayor said.

"Over the last several decades, Milltown’s Local Ethics Board has only been called upon to conduct an investigation of an ethics complaint on a few occasions," Mehr said in a statement.

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Because of these factors, municipal leaders believe it is in the borough's best interests to transfer the responsibility to investigate ethics complaints to the state, according to a public statement accompanying the proposed ordinance.

The proposed ordinance, introduced at the May 8 Borough Council meeting, will be the subject of public hearing and final vote at the 7 p.m. June 12 Borough Council meeting, at Milltown Borough Hall, 39 Washington Ave.

If approved, the ordinance authorizing the creation of the ethics board be deleted and replaced by an ordinance transferring the board's responsibilities to the state.

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