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Council adopts revised code of conduct after clarifying onboarding language
Summary
Pine City Council approved an updated code of conduct with a small edit to onboarding and training language: members agreed to remove a sentence in the third paragraph to avoid implying mandatory training documentation without clarity on timing.
Councilors reviewed and adopted a revised city code of conduct with one specific edit clarifying onboarding and training language.
During discussion, a councilor queried whether wording that described —expectations' in onboarding was specific to the code of conduct or broader training expectations. Councilors agreed the paragraph was ambiguous and decided to remove the first sentence of the third paragraph under onboarding and training to avoid implying that staff could require training completion documentation before a clear timeframe exists. The city administrator explained the city tracks training completion administratively and can verify completion on the administrative side.
Dan moved to approve the code of conduct with the agreed deletion; Kyle seconded and the motion carried by voice vote. Councilors described the document as a work in progress and said the change increases clarity for incoming members.
The adopted document will be reflected in the city's agenda packet and posted as the updated policy.
