Transparency Principle Invoked for Disclosure of Engineer D Transition
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/10#Transparency_Principle_Invoked_for_Disclosure_of_Engineer_D_Transition
Properties
Instance of
Applied to
Disclosure to City of AE&R's recruitment of former contracting authority
Disclosure to City of Engineer D's new employment
Balancing with
Client confidentiality regarding AE&R's business strategy
Revolving Door Integrity
Concrete expression
Both Engineer D and AE&R have transparency obligations to disclose the nature of their prior relationship — D as the City's primary contracting authority over AE&R — to the City and to other AE firms competing for City contracts, enabling the City to implement appropriate procurement safeguards
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Interpretation
Transparency in this context requires more than announcing the new employment; it requires disclosure of the specific nature and extent of Engineer D's prior authority over AE&R and the potential implications for future City procurement processes
Invoked by
Engineer D Former City Engineer
Firm AE&R Recruiting Former City Engineer
Tension resolution
Transparency obligations to the public agency and the public override any interest in non-disclosure of the conflict; the City must be informed to protect procurement integrity
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer D announces plans to step down as the City Engineer and indicates that they accepted a position at an unnamed engineering firm in the City.
Text references
AE&R completed many projects for the City during Engineer D's tenure as City Engineer, and the firm plans to continue submitting proposals and performing consulting work for the City.
Engineer D announces plans to step down as the City Engineer and indicates that they accepted a position at an unnamed engineering firm in the City.
Shortly after Engineer D's announcement, Firm AE&R announces Engineer D as a newly hired associate.
TTL
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case10:Transparency_Principle_Invoked_for_Disclosure_of_Engineer_D_Transition a proeth:Transparency,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Transparency Principle Invoked for Disclosure of Engineer D Transition" ;
proeth:appliedto "Disclosure to City of AE&R's recruitment of former contracting authority",
"Disclosure to City of Engineer D's new employment" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client confidentiality regarding AE&R's business strategy",
"Revolving Door Integrity" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Both Engineer D and AE&R have transparency obligations to disclose the nature of their prior relationship — D as the City's primary contracting authority over AE&R — to the City and to other AE firms competing for City contracts, enabling the City to implement appropriate procurement safeguards" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "10" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-24T20:30:42.376289+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "10" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-24T20:30:42.376289+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "Transparency in this context requires more than announcing the new employment; it requires disclosure of the specific nature and extent of Engineer D's prior authority over AE&R and the potential implications for future City procurement processes" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer D Former City Engineer",
"Firm AE&R Recruiting Former City Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Transparency" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer D announces plans to step down as the City Engineer and indicates that they accepted a position at an unnamed engineering firm in the City." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Transparency obligations to the public agency and the public override any interest in non-disclosure of the conflict; the City must be informed to protect procurement integrity" ;
proeth:textreferences "AE&R completed many projects for the City during Engineer D's tenure as City Engineer, and the firm plans to continue submitting proposals and performing consulting work for the City.",
"Engineer D announces plans to step down as the City Engineer and indicates that they accepted a position at an unnamed engineering firm in the City.",
"Shortly after Engineer D's announcement, Firm AE&R announces Engineer D as a newly hired associate." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 10 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-24T20:47:25.522821"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 10 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
10
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-24T20:30:42.376289+00:00
First case
10
Generated
2026-02-24T20:30:42.376289+00:00
Attributed to
Case 10 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T20:47:25.522821
Generated by
ProEthica Case 10 Extraction