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Council tightens boards and commissions rules, directs study of code of conduct and allows limited remote attendance for water commission
Summary
Council amended municipal code language regarding residency preference, updated attendance thresholds for boards and commissions, directed a staff study on a code of conduct, and allowed the Water Commission to adopt a remote‑attendance policy subject to council approval.
Staff proposed multiple municipal code changes governing board and commission appointments, residency preferences, term lengths, remote participation, and absence thresholds.
Council debated the tension between prioritizing Castle Rock residents on volunteer boards and keeping small, specialized commissions workable. Members of the Public Art Commission and other volunteers asked council not to over‑restrict eligibility or remote participation, warning that narrowing the candidate pool could make it difficult to fill working boards.
After discussion, council directed staff to give preference to Castle Rock residents (with an explicit preference for the Public Art Commission to favor town residents), replaced the excused/unexcused absence regime with a numeric threshold (council adopted a 20% maximum missed‑meetings standard for removal after motion), and directed staff to study and report back on a more comprehensive code of conduct for board and commission members. The council also allowed the Castle Rock Water Commission to implement a remote attendance policy provided the commission develops a policy for council approval.
Council approved the ordinance as amended on first reading and supported staff’s follow‑up review schedule.
