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Council studies draft code of ethics, debates scope, incompatibility and enforcement
Summary
During the July 8, 2025 Costa Mesa City Council study session staff presented a draft code of ethics and conduct. Council members discussed adding incompatibility and cooling‑off language, whistleblower and anti‑retaliation protections, whether the policy should cover senior staff, and concerns about vague enforcement language.
City staff presented a draft code of ethics and conduct at the Costa Mesa City Council study session on July 8, 2025, and council members discussed the policy’s scope, prohibitions on using office for personal financial benefit, protections against retaliation, and how to apply the code to commissioners and senior staff.
“Those are the three additions I would like to made to the draft you’ve prepared,” Council member Marr said, asking that the code add an incompatible‑employment clause, a one‑year cooling‑off period after leaving office, and anti‑retaliation language protecting staff.
Council members traded views about how broad the policy should be and…
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