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Marietta council advances ethics ordinance change restricting election-period complaints to post-election review
Summary
The Marietta City Council approved a first reading to bar filing certain ethics complaints during election periods, making the provision effective Jan. 1, 2026 if adopted after required readings. Council members debated due-process concerns and cited a Georgia Municipal Association model.
The Marietta City Council approved a first reading of an amendment to the city ethics ordinance that would prevent certain ethics complaints from being filed or accepted during election periods and defer them until after the election, the council discussed at its Aug. 13 meeting.
The proposal — presented as a recommended model from the Georgia Municipal Association — would, if adopted after subsequent readings, make the complaint-filing restriction effective Jan. 1, 2026. Supporters said the change is intended to leave allegations to the…
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