The anti-corruption and tax evasion association, Anticor, has just awarded a green light to the Mayor of Biot, Guilaine Debras, “for her efforts in implementing the 2014 municipal ethical charter.”
By signing the charter, the candidate particularly committed to the non-accumulation of mandates, good management practices, transparency, recognition of the opposition, citizen participation, information publicity, addressing breaches of integrity, preventing influence peddling, and the selection of financial institutions.
The local groups of the association monitored for a year the 40 signing Mayors (580 candidates in the municipal elections had signed the 2014 municipal ethical charter).
Their information allowed Anticor to publish on its website the 2015 progress report, the “Service after vote,” allowing the distinction between ethical Mayors (those who follow their commitments) and others, who are failing, by sending signals: green, orange, or red light.
Guilaine Debras received a green light and the following mention: “Anticor awards a green light to the City of Biot for its efforts in implementing the charter. Guilaine Debras, the Mayor, holds only one mandate. She additionally serves as Vice-President of the metropolitan community. The Municipality has implemented an “ethical process” for public procurement, which includes social and environmental clauses. The city has set up 4 neighborhood councils to allow resident participation. City council meetings are filmed and available on the city’s website, which is an excellent example for a city of 10,000 inhabitants. The Mayor had the majority elected officials sign a charter to prevent breaches of integrity. The only downside is that the presidency of the finance committee was not offered to an opposition elected official.”
