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Residents urge outside investigations; council discusses drafting investigation ordinance and clarifying role of proposed ethics board
Summary
Public commenters told the council investigations under charter section 3.11 should be handled by outside agencies; councilmembers discussed a draft investigation ordinance, legal feedback, and how the council’s investigatory authority would relate to a future Board of Ethics.
Two members of the public used the Jan. 8 public‑comment period to urge caution about any ordinance that would permit the council to conduct investigations of city officials or employees, saying investigations should be conducted by outside, trained investigators to avoid conflicts of interest.
Ronald Ray, speaking during public comments, said the intent of investigators in the charter was not to give council the power to investigate itself and warned that internal investigations conducted by council members would be “like putting the fox in the hen house.”
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