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Select Board continues debate on townwide code of conduct, will seek town‑counsel review
Summary
The Select Board resumed work on a townwide code of conduct that would apply to elected and appointed boards and committees. Members discussed enforcement for appointed officials, recourse when the chair is the subject of a complaint, and whether to require members to 'respect and abide by decisions made by a majority of the board'; the draft will be sent to town counsel for review.
The Town of Sudbury Select Board revisited a proposed townwide code of conduct on Oct. 22 and agreed to send a revised draft to town counsel for legal review before adopting new language.
The draft under discussion is a merged version of two policies the board considered previously and relies in part on a model policy from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA). Town Manager Andy Shanton said the subcommittee combined a select‑board policy and a broader policy for appointed boards and committees "to join those two policies together as a single policy that would apply to everybody from the…
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