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Town attorney briefs council on revised code of conduct; council narrows scope and requests edits
Summary
Town attorney presented a redline update to Severance’s council code of conduct and ethics to clarify misconduct standards and due process. Council members debated including staff-criticism, social media, sanctions and whether complaints should originate with council or the public, and directed the attorney to revise follow-up language.
Town Attorney Mr. Rogers presented a redline revision of the town’s code of conduct and ethics at the Feb. 24 meeting, explaining four principal goals: narrow and clarify what qualifies as misconduct, add due-process timelines, reconsider a hearing-officer role in favor of council-led hearings, and modernize definitions. He said the draft requires verified complaints under oath and would give the council latitude to impose sanctions ranging from…
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