Ethics and transparency items between 6 Nov 2025 and 6 Nov 2026
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| Ethics and transparency | 126 |
| Schools and education | 29 |
| Appointments and personnel | 26 |
| Budget and appropriations | 16 |
| Civil rights and nondiscrimination | 10 |
| Contracts and procurement | 10 |
| Tax rate and revaluation | 7 |
| Elections and districts | 6 |
| Parks and recreation | 5 |
| Zoning text amendment | 5 |
| Rezoning | 4 |
| Transit | 4 |
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The council receives the city's fiscal year-end inventory audit, which the Audit Services Oversight Committee approved September 28.
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Staff or committee report Ethics and transparency
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Staff walk through the town's financial and personnel policies on fiscal controls, which the memo says was prompted by State Auditor investigations and findings in other Wake County municipalities.Postponed to January
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Chief Information Security Officer Lisa Jones describes fraudulent emails sent from September 16, 2026 to contractors with active permit applications, carrying accurate application details and fake fee invoices. The county says it never emails invoices and that it can be impersonated without its systems being compromi…
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The revised rules would limit public comment on items on the printed agenda to three minutes per speaker.Procedural Ethics and transparency
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Staff reviewed how the town already uses geospatial analysis, for example to site a public safety station, and what it would cost to do more. They also critiqued the Strong Towns Finance Decoder's seven metrics as a poor fit for North Carolina reporting, with data anyone can edit. Staff offered a wider quarterly finan…
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Staff ask for direction on highlighted sections of a draft rewrite of the council's procedures manual, among them tie votes, public comment periods, the order of business and how items reach the agenda. Staff also ask how often the manual should be reviewed, and will return with a final version for approval.received and filed · This matter was received and filed.Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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GAR Associates presented 30 recommendations on the Tax Office's assessment process on October 6. The manager offers three oversight options: extend the Tax Assessment Work Group for a year with a new charge, form a new group with residents and commissioners, or appoint a sub-committee of two or three commissioners. St…
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The clerk's quarterly report of commissioners' travel and professional development spending.
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The interim town manager's update covered fuel costs projected roughly $370,000 over budget and a new state law allowing apartments by right on some commercial land. It also covered changes to the town's Moving Forward dashboard. Public Works Director Jimmy Simpson presented the fuel figures.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsEthics and transparencyHousing and affordabilityRezoning
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Speaker: Michelle Barrett, Staff LiaisonReddy Malledi appointed to the Advisory Task Force unanimouslyAppointment Ethics and transparency
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Sets the Town Board's 2027 regular meetings on the first Monday and the Tuesday after the third Monday of each month. July has one meeting, on July 12, and September's first meeting moves to Tuesday, September 7, for Labor Day.Consent agenda Ethics and transparency
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Amendments to the Citizens Advisory Committee's bylaws.
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The Neighborhood Compass data portal contract moves from Neighborhood Data Works, which is dissolving, to UNC Chapel Hill. The ceiling stays $581,624.45 and the remaining $243,010 goes to the university.
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Would set deadlines for the mayor's recommendations to four resident advisory boards, and let the council appoint another applicant when a recommendation is rejected or late. The clerk asks whether to defer it to 13 October alongside the matching UDO change.
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Two council priorities: an update from the recommendations committee, and a discussion of town real estate. At its own meeting the day before, the committee said it would use this slot to ask the council whether to form a resident commission to recommend council salary and allowances, and whether benefits should be in…Three motions approved 6-0: Fire Administration Building appraisal and options; options to preserve 600 and 604 Kildaire Farm Road as open space; resident committee on council compensation
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Policy 6420, contracts with the board. The district publishes the title only.
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Policy 2120, code of ethics and responsibilities for school board members. The district publishes the title only.
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A text amendment to the Code of Ordinances covering the town's advisory boards. The portal publishes no document for this item.
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Quarterly compliance reporting on FY27 Orange transit projects. No action.
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Emily Meeker, the county attorney and a partner at Poyner & Spruill, discusses the procedures the planning board observes and its role in them.
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The town clerk returns with the ballot-style voting presentation for advisory board appointments, continued from the council's August 18 and August 25 work sessions after members ran out of time on both dates.Discussed at length. The mayor withdrew his recommendations before the meeting, so no appointment could proceed. Council members said the ordinance amendment now before the planning board does not fi…
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Appropriating $25,000 of Eno fire tax district fund balance so Eno Fire and Emergency Services can buy a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 as a response and utility vehicle.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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NB Item #1 UDO Amendments Regarding Board AppointmentsAssistant Planning Director Amanda Bunce presents amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance that would change how the town appoints members to its boards.Postponed to the 12 October meeting, two members opposed. A motion to recommend the amendments with the first sentence of sections 2.1.2(F) and 2.1.3(E) struck failed for lack of a second.
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Training on fund balance, taken as one of the recommendations from the state auditor's report on the town.
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The manager's office reports twice a year on progress against the six goals of the countywide strategic plan. No financial impact.Presentation Ethics and transparency
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A county-wide framework for communication and engagement with residents and staff, framed as a core public service. The board is asked for feedback and direction on the draft.Presentation Ethics and transparency
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enacted · Pass · Council enacted O-3, amending the Disclosure Exemption and Maximum Contribution Limits in Chapter 2, Article IV of the Town Code of Ordinances.
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First reading of policy 6420 on contracts with the board, which governs board members' own financial dealings with the district.
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Members to bring recommended changes in OctoberResolution Ethics and transparency
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Staff present what the 2026 community survey found.Presentation Ethics and transparency
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Council discusses proposed amendments to Policy 143 and creation of a new Policy 191; the one-page agenda lists the item by title only, without describing the policies' subject matter.Approved 7-0 with redlined changes
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Policy 6420 on contracts with the board.
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Ten minutes. Speakers are asked not to share personal identifying information or details of an active complaint, investigation or case; the chair may pause or redirect anyone who does and refer them to the complaint process, to protect the rights of all parties and the integrity of any review.
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A revised process for how the county disposes of land and buildings it owns. The only item on the regular agenda.
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The outreach and engagement subcommittee's FY27 priorities are outreach to Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County schools, wider awareness of the commission's mission, and messaging around its events.
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Nine sets at once, from 31 October 2025 through 20 May 2026: October, December, January, February, two in March, two in April and May. Fifteen minutes allotted.
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Back to school readiness, taken through the student code of conduct.
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How residents will be appointed to the town's advisory boards.
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Contract for fire, rescue, and first responder services in the Mangum Fire Protection Service District.
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V BylawsThe board reviewed a note from the town attorney on roles and responsibilities and asked staff when the bylaws were last changed and adopted. An update is due in September.Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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Whether the county should adopt a Community Bill of Rights. Members concluded much of it is already in the development ordinance.Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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First reading of policy 2010 on relations between the board and the superintendent.
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First reading of policy 2300 on board meetings.
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First reading of policy 2330 on the board meeting agenda.
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approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Gomez Flores, to approve an auto renewal contract with Civic Plus for the social media archiving for public records…Contract or award Ethics and transparency
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The Cary Town Council Special Commission report, presented to the council.Presentation Ethics and transparency
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Speaker : Virginia Johnson, Town C lerk ’ s Office Executive Summary : To promote consistency, transparency, and clarity in the preparation and approval of meeting minutes, the Town Clerk’s Office has developed procedures that will be incorporated into Policy 143: Rules of Procedure for the Cary Town Council. The prop…Approved 7-0 on consent
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Speaker: Russ Overton, Town Manager’s Office Executive Summary: The Town does not have a formal anti-retaliation policy that provides clear, consistent protections for employees who report, in good faith, misconduct or policy violations by employees or elected officials. Earlier this year, the Town's independent audit…Adopted 7-0
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Staff previewed policy statement 143, a rules of order update covering live streaming of council meetings, minutes expectations and quorum notice, headed for Thursday's consent agenda. They also previewed policy statement 190, a new anti-retaliation and reporting protection policy with a confidential employee tip line…
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Releasing the closed session minutes of 19 May as a public record.
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Board governance, the first of two sessions.
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Master Board training on building governance leadership, a programme the state school boards association runs for boards and their superintendents together.
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Board governance, continued.
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Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends adopting the Advisory Body Policy. Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to adopt the Advisory Body Policy.”
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An amendment to Section VII.B of the board's by-laws moving its regular meeting start from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. The board voted in June to have staff prepare it, after reviewing when peer boards meet.Recommended for approval 6-0, effective with the August 2026 meetingOrdinance Ethics and transparency
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Appointment to the Board of Health. An optometrist seat, vacant since January 2026, stays open.Approved unanimously.
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Updating commissioners' assignments to boards and commissions for the rest of 2026, which the vacancy forced.Approved unanimously.
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Deferred for want of timeDiscussion item Ethics and transparency
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Consent agenda Ethics and transparency
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The annual financial audit and compliance review for the year ending 30 June 2026, construction of the western transmission main phase 2, public records software through June 2029, and a five-year janitorial contract from 1 July 2026.
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Amendments to the administrative policy and to the council's own rules of procedure, both governing how residents are appointed to advisory boards.
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Appointments to the board of adjustment including a vice-chair, the culture and arts advisory board including chair and vice-chair, the environmental advisory board, the multimodal transportation advisory board, the parks and recreation advisory board, and the planning board.
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Three separate closed sessions: to consult the town attorney under privilege, to consider the qualifications, performance or conditions of employment of an individual officer or employee or hear a complaint against one, and to prevent disclosure of privileged or confidential information.
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Outreach and engagement, including tabling at events and outreach to county organizations, and community events.
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Consent agenda Ethics and transparency
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Whether to keep setting campaign contribution limits by a formula using both the consumer price index and voter registration, or move to a price index adjustment alone. Members favored the index alone, citing predictability and fairness, and discussed what it means for self-funding candidates. Staff will bring an ordi…received and filed · This matter was received and filed.
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Policy 2120, the school board code of ethics.
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A condition of receiving federal financial assistance.
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How the board would take amendments: each named with the funding source it draws on, so a staff-proposed cut could not be claimed as a commissioner's own.Agreed unanimously after an amended first vote carried 4-3.
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A text correction to the previously approved Salem Street Townhomes planned unit development rezoning.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsEthics and transparencyLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
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A $210,225 contract with Simply Staffed LLC to implement a mandatory upgrade to the county's employee onboarding software, needed because the current system is reaching end-of-life, as a bridge until the county's planned move to Oracle as its enterprise system.
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The committee reviews policy 2010, on board and superintendent relations.
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The committee reviews policy 2120, the school board's code of ethics.
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The committee reviews policy 2300, on board meetings.
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The committee reviews policy 2330, on the board meeting agenda.
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Ten minutes. Speakers are asked not to share personal identifying information or details of an active complaint, investigation or case, and the chair may redirect anyone who does to the complaint process.
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A consent update to the town's fiscal policies.
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Adopts a procurement card policy for town purchases, on consent.
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Staff outlined a communication strategy for informing residents about the upcoming bond referendum.Presented
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Revised policies and procedures for the working group.
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The Director of Organizational Effectiveness presented the department's FY2027 budget request alongside a performance review.
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Consultants set out a review built on four principles - comprehensive, statistically rigorous, focused on vertical inequity, and operational - with a formal report due September 2026. Work group members raised overvaluation of lower-income properties against undervaluation of higher-income ones, how lower-income owner…
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An executive search firm gathering what the next tax administrator will face, for the recruitment brochure, interview questions and a finalist skills assessment. The group named rebuilding trust after the revaluation, consistency and accountability in the office, readiness for scrutiny at the next cycle, workload from…
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Modifications and clarifications on attendance policy and tenure.
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A first look at a policy governing the town's advisory bodies. The board asked staff about member training, remote participation and term limits.
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Lincoln Frye was elected vice chair 9-0. The chair disclosed a new position at Chatham County Habitat for Humanity and will recuse herself from housing trust fund meetings.Elected 9-0
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Amendments to subdivision review processes and classifications, twice through the ordinance review committee before reaching the board. A friendly amendment extending neighbourhood information meeting notification from 14 days to 30, applied uniformly to every type of notification, carried 5-4 on a show of hands.Approved unanimously
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Staff reported the MONDAY.COM purchase with training to follow and an outstanding request for a downtown division position. The deputy town clerk said the advisory body policy was going to the commissioners on 11 May, alongside board orientations and an annual board survey.
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Consultants engaged to evaluate the county's reappraisal and assessment process and recommend improvements, following community feedback and board concerns about deficiencies after the 2025 revaluation. The tax assessment work group that recommended the firm includes three commissioners and county officers alongside r…
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How the town itself should use artificial intelligence.
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Continued discussion of how the town names facilities and streets.
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Eight questions of procedure: guidelines for good cause in accepting untimely appeals; hour blocks against fifteen-minute appointments; displaying evidence in the board room; requiring evidence to be submitted by a date; qualified representatives of property-owning entities; use of non-attorney consultants; calling wi…Consent agenda accepted
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Meeting opening; invocation drawn from local faith communities on a rotating basis.
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Ten minutes on human relations, civil rights and community conditions, with speakers asked not to raise active complaints or identifying details.
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The board was set to meet Shirley McFadden, who became Durham County's Internal Audit Director on April 13 after serving as Deputy Director of Internal Audit for Guilford County.Personnel Ethics and transparency
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Discussion covering council financial policy, press release/social media policy, community town halls and special events hosted by individual council members, and public forum/public hearing standards; also touches research into forming council committees, a resident advisory board, and naming practices requested by e…
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Try Transit Week and conflict of interest statements from public transit; the county bicycle and pedestrian plan, work with the metropolitan and rural planning organisations and the state transport department, and the board's own packets.
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Action Item #2Other Ethics and transparency
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Updates the Board of Commissioners' internal rules of procedure and its appointments policy.
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The clerk reported demos scheduled for centralized public records request software, with a recommendation expected by May 30.Staff or committee report Ethics and transparency
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Adopts Resolution #26-03-18-004 pledging the council's commitment to civil discourse, completing the NC League of Municipalities' Commit to Civility program after at least 75% of the elected body attended the required training.Resolution Ethics and transparency
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Proposed updates to the Code of Conduct and Ethics for the mayor and council, last adopted in September 2024. Pulled from consent for separate discussion under New/Old Business.Resolution Ethics and transparency
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Adoption of the agenda, and a motion waiving board policy 2310 so that no public comment would be taken at this meeting. The board cited the state of emergency and the fact that the meeting was virtual.Procedural Ethics and transparency
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The parks advisory board liaison reported on the interim town manager transition, a new town website for public records requests, more than three million visits across Thomas Brooks, Bond and Downtown parks in 2025, an approved land dedication near Thomas Brooks Park, public input on the system plan's ENGAGE and MOVE…
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Discussion of possible amendments to the town's Code of Conduct and Ethics for the mayor and council, adopted in September 2024.Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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A council-initiated item on televising the meetings the town does not currently broadcast: work sessions, quarterly meetings, retreats and district meetings. Staff costed a lower option at $400 to $500 a meeting using existing equipment with webcams and staff support, against about $8,000 for a fully produced setup.
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Presentation Ethics and transparency
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The council unanimously adopted an amendment to its procedures manual.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member McCullough, seconded by Council Member Sharp, that the Council adopt R-4. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.Resolution Ethics and transparency
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Staff update the council on public records request trends and ask the council to indicate a float preference for the Happy Holly Days Parade.Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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The board adopted a revised code of ethics and conduct, incorporating edits to previously flagged vague language on conflicts of interest and communications with staff and advisory boards.Adopted 5-0
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A resolution revising the board's code of ethics and conduct.Adopted 5-0
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