By Marty Dubecky, Staff Writer The Cincinnati City Council unanimously approved two reforms tackling corruption last week, prompted by three separate indictments of councilmembers in 2020.  The first reform bars councilmembers from taking campaign contributions from individuals with  financial interests in city business while that business is pending before the council.  The second reform creates a new “ethics czar” position, which is independent of the council. This individual will probe ethics violation complaints and manage a confidential whistleblower hotline. Questions continue to swirl regarding who the ethics czar will be or when they will be appointed. While nine councilmembers were … Continue reading Council passes corruption reform