San Jose Overuses Consultants—and the Mayor Says Enough
John Pelissero, a senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said hiring consultants should be judicious and require a compelling reason.
“It’s important to be as transparent as possible with the citizens,” Pelissero told San José Spotlight. “Here’s why we did this, here’s why we’re going to be able to make a better decision and here’s how we’re ensuring that we’re good stewards of public dollars.”
Pelissero said consultants are in the business of making money—and cities can fall prey without careful oversight.
John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by San Jose Spotlight.
Dec 15, 2022