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Council advances rewrite of Roswell's ethics ordinance to add independent hearing officers and clearer procedures
Summary
Council advanced a first reading of a comprehensive rewrite of the city's ethics ordinance to remove perceived political conflicts from investigations, require complaints to be filed with the city clerk, and use pre‑qualified independent attorneys as hearing officers; council members asked for further consideration of resident participation and possible anti‑retaliation measures.
The council advanced a first reading of a comprehensive rewrite of Roswell's code of ethics that changes how ethics complaints are initiated, investigated and resolved.
Assistant City Attorney Joseph Cusack explained that staff compared Roswell's existing process with recent ordinances in peer cities and found it susceptible to political conflict. Under the existing ordinance complaints were filed with the mayor or mayor pro tem and an ad hoc group drawn from council and an appointed pool could control investigations and create a perception of political decision‑making. The proposed rewrite moves initial filings to the city clerk,…
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