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Commissioners task new ethics panel with revising ordinance and drafting disclosure forms
Summary
Commissioners said the town will revisit a draft ethics ordinance adapted from model language; they instructed the new ethics commission to review the draft, prepare recommended changes and help write financial‑disclosure forms that have not yet been developed.
Commissioners told the newly formed ethics panel it will review a draft ordinance adapted from a small‑community model and recommend specific language changes. The chair explained the process: the panel will examine scope and confidentiality provisions and then the commission will hold a work session before placing the ordinance on a public meeting agenda.
Commissioners emphasized confidentiality and the advisory nature of the panel. As the chair said, the draft contains "a confidentiality statement that all things remain confidential until there's a determination or a public finding, etcetera." Staff and commissioners noted that the town's financial‑disclosure forms "have not been developed" yet and will be created from the ordinance framework; financial‑disclosure requirements were first implemented in 2023, which commissioners said changed how such disclosures are handled.
