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Commission debates charter renumbering and structure of proposed ethics board

Albany City Commission · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners and city legal staff discussed correcting charter section numbering and debated proposed language to re-establish an ethics board: a 7‑member pool with random selection of three members per complaint, required outside counsel at hearings, training requirements and whether all seven should sit for each case.

City legal staff and commissioners reviewed proposed corrections to Section 26 of the charter and changes to city code (including section 2‑7‑24) related to the code of ethics and formation of a board of ethics. Staff said earlier ordinances (2015, 2018, 2023) had renumbering errors and that the packet includes redlines to restore omitted subsections and place sections in…

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