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Council adds ethics ordinance to agenda and opts for further review at work session
Summary
A motion to add discussion of an ethics ordinance to the Aug. 11 agenda carried 6-1; council debated policy versus ordinance approaches and directed staff to bring the issue to the September work session for further consideration rather than immediately pursuing adoption.
Councilor Jerry Link moved to amend the Aug. 11 agenda to add a discussion of an ethics ordinance; Denise Miller seconded the motion and it carried 6-1. Mayor Elizabeth Armstrong confirmed the added item would be Discussion Item C.
Link summarized reasons for adding the topic, citing prior ethics complaints and associated costs; councilors questioned whether an enforceable ordinance or a policy tied to council rules of procedure would be the appropriate tool and discussed how any change would apply to all city boards and commissions. City Manager Ellen Glass explained that council rules of procedure currently address some matters and that individual boards have their own bylaws, and she recommended taking the topic to the September work session for a fuller discussion.
Council did not adopt an ethics ordinance at the Aug. 11 meeting. Instead, members asked staff to prepare materials for the work session that outline options, costs and how an ordinance or policy would apply across city boards and commissions. That work-session review will determine whether to draft an ordinance for future council consideration.
