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Cypress Council Adopts Revised Decorum and Ethics Rules Over One Dissent
Summary
On second reading the council adopted changes to the municipal code on decorum and council ethics with a 3–1 vote after debate over whether the word 'disparaging' should remain in the ordinance.
The Cypress City Council approved on second reading an ordinance updating city council decorum rules and code of ethics after a heated discussion about free‑speech limits for council members.
Council member Pete pulled the item for additional review and criticized additions to the draft ordinance as overly restrictive, saying new language (including the word "disparaging") duplicated existing text and risked chilling…
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