Burns Harbor council finalizes year‑end transfers, adopts employee ethics training policy and advances equipment purchases

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The Burns Harbor Town Council on Dec. 10 adopted a formal ethics‑training schedule for staff, approved multiple year‑end budget transfers and advanced equipment and contract items including a park floor PO and a recommended taser replacement package. A Cleveland Cliffs tax‑abatement amendment was also flagged for January review.

The Burns Harbor Town Council on Wednesday approved a set of year‑end budget transfers, adopted a formal employee ethics‑training policy and moved forward on several equipment and contract items as the council closed out 2025.

Council members voted to require that new hires receive ethics training within six months of hire, include a small ethics pamphlet in the onboarding packet, and take a fuller refresher course every three years. The council moved the requirement into the employee manual by motion and approved it by roll call.

The training decision followed a year‑in‑review presentation that described a "train the trainer" program created earlier this year and recommended a standard refresher interval. Staff said group sessions will be scheduled in January and during spring break to reach employees who work in schools or on variable schedules.

In fiscal business the council read and adopted multiple appropriations transfers across departments, including a detailed…

Burns Harbor council finalizes year‑end transfers, adopts employee ethics training policy and advances equipment purchases

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