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Board approves employee ethics updates; Code of Ethics ordinance for committees remains under review
Summary
Trustees approved updates to the Employee Handbook’s ethical conduct provisions but did not act on Ordinance 2026-14, a proposed Code of Ethics affecting appointed committee members; the board awaits outside feedback.
Trustee Barbara Ruege presented updates to the Employee Handbook’s Professional & Ethical Conduct and Standards of Conduct. Trustee Blaine Werner asked whether the policy applies only to employees; President Duane Urbanski confirmed the changes are employee-specific and that a separate policy for board members is being reviewed.
Trustee Rachell Fuller moved to approve the handbook changes as submitted; Trustee Chuck Mueller seconded and the motion passed 5-0. Separately, the board discussed Ordinance 2026-14, a proposed Code of Ethics that President Urbanski said would apply to every appointed committee member; Urbanski told trustees they are waiting on feedback from members outside the community and no vote was taken on the ordinance at this meeting.
The board’s actions separate internal employee conduct rules (approved) from the broader municipal Code of Ethics for committees (pending external feedback).
