Resident alleges targeted Facebook posts; board says ethics probe found no violation
At public comment a resident accused a select board member of repeatedly posting disparaging memes about her on Facebook and urged the board to adopt a personnel code of conduct. The board later read that an ethics complaint had been investigated and that, after counsel review, the allegations did not meet the municipal code's violation standard.
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A resident told the Panel Select Board during public comment that a fellow select board member had posted her name and "disparaging" memes on Facebook, which she said felt retaliatory for her earlier posts about the old town hall and a Bennington banner article. "I reported this behavior to the board," she said, and asked the board to consider a personnel code of conduct; she also submitted documents for the record.
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