21-Deliberate and possibly act on adoption of a code of ethics for City Council, boards, commissions and committees

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supporting documentation. The Report to Council shall be distributed in accordance with normal procedures, including hard copies to numerous public facilities and posting online. Any Report to Council addressing alleged misconduct by a board or commission member shall be routed through the Office of the city attorney for review of whether any information is exempt from disclosure (subject to redaction) based on privacy interests authorized under the Public Records Act. When deemed warranted, the Mayor or majority of Council may call for an investigation of board or commission member conduct. Should the city manager or city attorney believe an investigation is warranted, they shall confer with the Mayor or Council. The Mayor or Council shall ask the city manager and/or the city attorney to investigate the allegation and report the findings. The results of any such investigation shall be provided to the full Council in the form of a Report to Council, and shall be placed on the agenda of a noticed public meeting as "Information Only". Any such report shall be made public and distributed in accordance with normal procedures (i.e., hard copies to numerous public locations and posted online). Any report to Council addressing the investigation of board and commission members shall be routed through the Office of the City Attorney for review of whether any information is exempt from disclosure (subject to redaction) based on privacy interests authorized under the Public Records Act. It shall be the Mayor and/or the Council's responsibility to determine the next appropriate action. Any such action taken by Council (with the exception of "take no further action") shall be conducted at a noticed public hearing. These actions include, but are not limited to: discussing and counseling the individual on the violations; placing the matter on a future public hearing agenda to consider sanctions; forming a Council ad hoc subcommittee to review the allegation, the investigation and its findings, as well as to recommend sanction options for Council consideration. Under the City Charter, the City Council also may remove members of boards and commissions from office. A violation of this Code of Ethics and Conduct shall not be considered a basis for challenging the validity of a Council, board or commission decision. D. PRINCIPLES OF PROPER CONDUCT Proper conduct IS § Keeping promises § Being dependable § Building a solid reputation § Participating and being available § Demonstrating patience § Showing empathy § Holding onto ethical principles under stress § Listening attentively § Studying thoroughly § Keeping integrity intact § Overcoming discouragement § Going above and beyond, time and time again § Modeling a professional manner Proper conduct IS NOT § Showing antagonism or hostility § Deliberately lying or misleading § Speaking recklessly § Spreading rumors § Stirring up bad feelings, divisiveness § Acting in a self-righteous manner F,nr, I 1~