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Council shifts code-of-conduct working group focus; drops plan to retain independent investigator
Summary
The council voted to revise the purpose of the code-of-conduct working group to focus on reviewing policy and preparing amendments with the city attorney's office, and determined that retaining an independent investigator is no longer an appropriate use of council resources.
Council member Carlson moved, and the council adopted, an update to the working group's charge to prioritize reviewing the existing code-of-conduct policy and identifying opportunities for improvement in coordination with the city attorney's office. Carlson said that while the group's original intent included investigating serious allegations, using council resources to retain an independent investigator was no longer appropriate.
The council approved the motion by unanimous voice vote. Members recorded no further direction to retain outside investigative resources and asked staff to work with the city attorney on potential amendments to the code-of-conduct policy.
