OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is considering scaling back its disclosure requirements for some state employees and members of state boards and commissions.
The five-member panel on Friday discussed changes to a commission rule that requires state officers and employees to fill out financial-disclosure forms that are designed to reveal potential conflicts between their duties and their private economic interests.
Some commissioners have indicated the disclosure is directed toward too many state officers and employees and Commission Executive Director Lee Slater has suggested maintaining the records is time consuming for the staff.
But members of the media have expressed concern about the proposed change. Mark Thomas with the Oklahoma Press Association says a proposed new financial disclosure form does not provide enough information to determine whether a conflict of interest exists.