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Facilities Committee reviews draft community code of conduct, suggests clearer scope and posting
Summary
Members recommended updating the community center code of conduct to include revision dates, consistent terminology (e.g., 'visitors'), clearer scope across departments, and a visible posting plan; a member suggested avoiding overly prescriptive penalty language.
Committee members reviewed an existing code of conduct and recommended edits to improve clarity, scope and posting.
A committee member (speaker 4) said the draft lacked an adoption or revision date and was unclear whether it applied to all departments housed in the building. The member recommended standardizing terminology (suggesting the term "visitors"), avoiding overly specific penalty statements and instead allowing for "up to and including" language for discipline and appeals. "I couldn't find it on the web page, and it wasn't on the rental agreement package," the member said, urging that an updated code be posted both online and in the building.
Members discussed aligning language across departments and running the draft by the historical society example and human-resources guidance. The committee asked staff to circulate revisions and consider a joint meeting with other building departments to adopt consistent language.
