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Commissioners introduce ethics update and administration-of-government bill for public hearing
Summary
The board advanced two separate code home rule bills for public hearing: CHR 5‑20‑25 updating local ethics to mirror recent state changes, and CHR 6‑20‑25 addressing administration and salary adjustments for the next commission.
The Kent County Board of County Commissioners voted to set public hearings for two introduced bills: a required update to the local ethics code (Code Home Rule Bill 5‑20‑25) and a separate administration-of-government bill (Code Home Rule Bill 6‑20‑25) that addresses salary adjustments.
Tom (county attorney) explained the ethics bill is “required because of a state mandate. The state legislature has revised the state ethics law, and the local ethics law has to mirror the state law.” The administration bill was described as dealing with “adjustment of salaries for the next board of county commissioners.”
Both items were introduced and scheduled for public hearing under normal procedures; the board voted to send them forward for full public hearings rather than adopting them at the meeting.
Why it matters: the ethics bill is a state-mandated update to ensure local code mirrors the revised state ethics requirements. The administration bill would set rules that affect commissioner compensation and internal government administration and will proceed through hearings before any final vote.
Next steps: clerks will schedule the public hearings and publish notice to allow public comment on both bills.
