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Council debates new rules of conduct for city boards and commissions, seeks clearer social-media and recusal language
Summary
Council members reviewed a draft of rules of conduct and related ordinances governing city boards and commissions, debated how prescriptive the rules should be on social media conduct and recusals for commissioners, and asked staff to refine language with legal input.
The Redondo Beach City Council spent considerable time discussing proposed rules of conduct and decorum for city council and commission meetings, asking staff to refine language governing social media, recusals, vacancies and residency qualifications for commission seats.
Council members expressed a preference for a middle-ground approach that sets clear expectations for commissioners without imposing an exhaustive, prescriptive list of prohibited behaviors. Council member Waller and others urged staff to ensure the rules target disruptive behavior while protecting the rights of peaceful participants and avoiding overbroad language that would eject entire groups for actions by a few.
"I would like to make sure that the language doesn't eject every member of a group. It only ejects the disruptive members of a group," Council member Waller…
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