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Council adopts code of conduct after debate over complaint process and confidentiality
Summary
After debate and two proposed amendments, the Common Council adopted a code of conduct and complaint process with one amendment accepted; councilors debated whether complainants should be required to testify and how confidentiality and cross‑examination would be handled.
The Common Council on May 6 adopted a city council code of conduct and associated procedures after more than an hour of debate over confidentiality, due process, and whether complainants should be required to testify at hearings.
Alderson Fabrizio proposed two friendly amendments: one to require complainants receive a copy of allegations (allowing redactions where necessary), and a second that would have allowed the…
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