Rebuilding Bell, California: Review and Recommendations for Continued Improvement of Accountability, Oversight and Transparency

What is CAPI? Partnership between NYC Department of Investigation and Columbia Law School Dedicated to improving the capacity of practitioners to deter, identify, and combat public corruption

CAPI Activities Building and supporting a vibrant public integrity community Providing practitioners (investigators and auditors) with more helpful resources and tools Hosting events that bring together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers Advancing research with practical implications

Rebuilding Bell, California: Review and Recommendations for Continued Improvement of Accountability, Oversight, and Transparency Reforming Bell – Accountability – Oversight – Transparency

Accountability: Responsibility, the state of being accountable Ethics Codes, Policies, Laws, Regulations Suggestions for Improvement – Consolidated Ethics Requirements – Compensation of Appointed Officials and Employees – Substantive Recommendations Solicitation of subordinates Inducement of others Application disclosure – Training

Oversight: Act of overseeing; checks and balances Internal Oversight in Bell Ethics Oversight Corruption Oversight Recommendation: Ombudsman Annual Review

Transparency: See through; public should see/hear what its government is doing Public Access to Information Bell Website Recommendation: Accuracy, thorough coverage, searchability Bell’s Transparency Efforts in City Procedures

Jennifer Rodgers Executive Director (212)