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Taneytown legal counsel advises council on ethics rules and campaign sign enforcement; nomination for ethics commission fails
Summary
City legal counsel briefed the council on ethics rules related to a candidate who is the mayor's spouse, explained sign-ordinance enforcement limits and recommended closed-session discussion for legal advice; a nomination for the Ethics Commission failed for lack of a second and a Board of Elections nomination was withdrawn.
During the March meeting Taneytown legal counsel reviewed the town’s ethics framework and the limits on enforcement of local sign regulations after questions from council members about a campaign sign in the downtown area and a candidate who is the mayor’s spouse.
The transcript records a legal briefing in which the counsel said the town’s ethics ordinance does not prohibit a person from running for office and described the mayor’s spouse as an…
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