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Grand Traverse County commissioners debate new ethics panel, agree to revisions and no vote
Summary
County legal counsel presented redlined changes to the ethics policy that would create an ad-hoc ethics panel for complaints; commissioners raised concerns about scope, partisan selection, and employee versus elected-official processes and asked counsel and staff to refine the investigative procedures before returning.
The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation on proposed revisions to the county ethics policy and agreed not to take formal action at the study session, asking legal counsel and staff to return with clarified language.
Legal counsel Matt, introduced by the chair, summarized a redlined draft that keeps the county’s existing framework but proposes clearer investigative procedures and an ad-hoc ethics panel the chair would appoint when a complaint is referred. "There are basically four categories that we're dealing with here: commissioners, appointed officials, countywide elected officials, and employees," Matt said, and he explained that, absent a…
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