Board adopts revised ethics policy option A after debate over standing panel

Apr 16, 2025

After discussion on whether to create a standing ethics panel or appoint ad hoc panels, the board adopted the revised ethics policy (option A) defining chair/vice‑chair appointment authority for ethics panels; the roll call vote was unanimous.

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The board considered revisions to its ethics policy, including language describing how an ethics panel would be constituted. Under option A (the version the board adopted), the chairperson or vice chairperson appoints a chair and two additional members to an ethics panel; the members may be commissioners, county employees, or other suitable persons selected for independence and expertise.

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