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Lancaster transition committee names chair, outlines timeline for administrative code and ethics commission
Summary
At its first meeting after the charter took effect Jan. 1, Lancaster City’s transition committee appointed a chair, reviewed its duties under the new home rule charter and described a phased plan and deadlines for drafting an administrative code and an ethics code; staff reported a 19-person applicant pool for the required ethics commission.
Lancaster City’s transition committee voted to appoint a committee member as its chair and heard staff lay out a schedule and work plan to convert the city from third-class city procedures to the new home rule charter’s governance structure.
At the meeting, a committee member said, "I'll agree to serve as the chair," and a separate committee member moved to appoint him. The motion was approved by voice vote.
The committee exists under Article 13 of the charter and is charged with receiving quarterly reports from city staff, helping advance drafting of an administrative code and tracking formation of an ethics commission, staff said. The charter’s effective date is Jan. 1, and staff noted the outside deadlines the committee must track: an ethics code drafted for council consideration within 12 months and an administrative code drafted within 18 months, though staff said their internal goal…
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