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Freeport council reaffirms ethics ordinance after debate; motion to table fails
Summary
On March 3, 2025, the Freeport City Council voted to reaffirm the city's 2024 ethics ordinance (Ordinance 2024-2726) by approving Resolution 2025-2906 after rejecting a motion to table. Discussion focused on enforcement authority and required training for elected officials.
The Freeport City Council voted to approve Resolution 2025-2906 on March 3, 2025, reaffirming Ordinance 2024-2726, the city's ethics policy for elected and appointed officials and employees. The council approved the resolution after a failed motion to table and a subsequent vote to adopt the resolution.
The ordinance, adopted in 2024 with a training section added that year, must be reaffirmed annually. Human Resources Director Donna Fisher told the council the 2025 text contains no changes from the 2024 ordinance and staff recommended approval. "This is the annual reaffirmation of the ethics policy," Fisher said. "There have been no changes made to it for 2025, so it is just the annual reaffirmation, which is required by the ethics ordinance."
Councilman Pina moved to table the resolution; that motion failed and Councilman Matamoros…
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