RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond finance employees have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) regarding their employment with the city, which Mayor Levar Stoney described as a measure to keep workers accountable.
Finance workers are responsible for handling taxes, and as CBS 6 has previously reported, residents and business owners have been complaining in recent years about incorrect billing and unfair late fees and collection practices.
For context, confidentiality agreements are not uncommon.
Employees with Henrico County Finance and the Chesterfield County Treasurer’s Office sign acknowledgment forms stating they’ve reviewed Virginia law prohibiting the disclosure of sensitive taxpayer information.
Richmond’s NDA includes the same acknowledgment but adds that employees must not disclose any confidential information for non-job-related purposes including “conversations with key city officials, employees, staff, and in some instances taxpayers” in verbal or written form.
The agreement requires employees to secret all information “obtained in the course of employment that relates to the business of the City of Richmond.”