Board told draft ethics ordinance will be ready for January review
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At a brief Anchorage Municipality advisory meeting, Paul said he completed a draft ordinance updating the ethics code and expects the municipal attorney's office to finish its review ahead of a formal board review at the January meeting; members were told to send individual questions by email to avoid Open Meetings Act issues.
Paul told the board on the ethics-code agenda item that he completed a draft proposed ordinance to amend the municipality's ethics code and has submitted it to the municipal attorney's office for formatting and legal review. "They're in the process of doing that right now," Paul said, adding, "I would anticipate that that'll be ready for the board to review at the January meeting."
Members asked how they should raise interim questions. Omar asked whether he could email Paul if an issue arose before the next meeting; Paul responded, "Yes. Absolutely...contact me via email," and cautioned that serial discussions among members could run afoul of the Open Meetings Act. Paul said one-on-one emails are acceptable but changes to the draft should be handled in public meetings once the ordinance is posted for board consideration.
The board did not take formal action on the draft at this meeting; Paul said the item would return for formal review at the January meeting once the attorney's office finishes its review.
The board scheduled its next meeting for Jan. 15 and will consider the ordinance at that time if the draft is cleared for review.
