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Council outlines framework for a Board of Ethics; asks manager and attorney to refine complaint process
Summary
Councilors debated and largely agreed on a framework for the newly created Board of Ethics: the board may investigate complaints and offer recommendations, but disciplinary authority will remain with the city manager for employees and with the council for elected officials.
The council discussed proposed rules and regulations for the new Board of Ethics after city attorney review found the board’s initial draft contained powers not authorized by the adopted code. The attorney had told staff the draft gave the board investigatory and disciplinary powers beyond the code’s advisory remit.
City Manager Fonda Crowe and councilors debated who should receive and process complaints and which body should exercise investigatory versus disciplinary authority. Councilors generally supported an advisory Board of Ethics with investigatory…
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