Pontiac — Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter is moving to strengthen the county's ethics policies after backlash about the chair of the county's board of commissioners working as a paid outside consultant for private firms and a contract that was awarded to a county employee.

Coulter on Friday announced that he's asking county employees to amend their financial disclosures mid-year to report any new outside income sources greater than $10,000. He's also asking that county employees disclose the interests of their partners and dependents, that the disclosures be posted online for public viewing and that the county hire an ombudsperson to enforce the disclosures.

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