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Ethics board discusses giving clearer feedback to complainants after dismissals
Summary
Board members asked staff to draft language for the citizen's guide that would reassure complainants their cases were reviewed—without breaching confidentiality—by stating the number of interviews, pages reviewed and hours spent; the board agreed to revisit the item at a future meeting.
Board members spent an extended portion of the March 26 meeting discussing whether the city's "citizen's guide to the code of ethics" should better explain what happens when a complaint is dismissed so complainants feel their concerns were examined.
Laurie Lyle asked whether the guide can "assure them that we looked at all of their points," noting…
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