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Council adopts complaint-resolution 590-25; members ask for stronger council/staff complaint rules and whistleblower clarity
Summary
Depot Bay adopted Resolution 590-25 to formalize the public complaint process for routine citizen complaints. Council members said the resolution does not address whistleblower protections or complaints about councilors and staff and asked for a separate policy and revisions to council rules.
The Depot Bay City Council voted to adopt Resolution 590-25, a policy intended to standardize how the city receives and processes routine public complaints such as code-enforcement or neighbor disputes. "This is problem 1. This is for the general public," a council member said while explaining the resolution's scope.
Council discussion highlighted two gaps. Several members noted that complaints sent directly to…
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