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Board asks HR and legal staff to draft county-board code of conduct
Summary
Supervisors approved a motion asking human resources and corporation counsel to draft a code of conduct for the County Board after public concerns about decorum; motion passed with 16 ayes, 1 no, 1 excuse.
Supervisor Logsdon introduced an amendment Nov. 6 asking county human resources and corporation counsel to develop a draft code of conduct for members of the County Board. The motion followed concerns that some public participants and county employees were not always treated professionally at meetings.
Logsdon said the proposal mirrors existing personnel conduct rules and would provide clear expectations and enforcement processes for board members. The clerk recorded the vote as 16 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 excuse; board members noted other counties were watching Milwaukee's effort.
The motion does not impose sanctions in itself; it requests staff to prepare a proposed code with human-resources and counsel input for future board consideration.
