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Duvall council discusses rewrite of procedures, ethics and staff–council roles
Summary
Council members and staff reviewed a working draft of updated council procedures and a possible separate code of conduct, discussing roles of staff and city attorney, information-request processes, rules for disorderly meetings and whether to move the 'good of the order' to the end of meetings.
Duvall council members spent the bulk of the June 17 meeting discussing a working draft of revised council procedures and a possible separate code-of-conduct document, focusing on clarifying roles between elected officials and staff, managing information requests, and how to handle unruly meetings.
A council member who drafted the working document said the goal was to improve clarity around the council’s responsibilities and to create better guidance for interactions among council, the mayor and staff. He proposed moving the meeting segment commonly called “good of the order” to the end of the meeting and suggested a separate, signable code-of-conduct form used by some peer cities.
City Administrator Cynthia McNabb…
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