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Page 1 of 2 AGENDA ITEM – 3D MEMORANDUM DATE: March 10, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator SUBJECT: Code of Conduct Policy Discussion Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Council Should Consider Council should review the draft Commissions and Committee Code of Conduct and Resolution 2016-022 for City Council Norms of Behavior and provide direction to staff on next steps. Background At the February 10th Work Session, the City Council requested staff schedule for the March Work Session the code of conduct policy discussion. There are two policies that are applicable to this discussion. The first policy would be intended for Commissions and Committee members. The second is Resolution 2016-22 which is the City Council Norms of Behavior. For the Commissions and Committee Code of Conduct, this policy development began in 2023/24 with the involvement of Councilmember Rousseau and Mayor Grant along with guidance on language from Amy Schmidt, former City Attorney, with Campbell Knutson. Additionally, one member of each Commission and Committee was given an opportunity to review and provide comments. The draft code as presented to the Council incorporates the final revisions from Ms. Schmidt. This code would apply to all Appointees and includes an aspirational statement for decorum of Commissions and Committee Members, along with examples of behavior that “meets” and “does not meet” expectations. Any report for addressing unacceptable behavior would be presented to the Personnel Committee for review. For Resolution 2016-22, the City Council should review to determine if this remains sufficient or provide staff with direction on updates for the Norms of Behavior. Also included with this memo are the January 3, 2024 special work session minutes reflecting Council discussion with LMCIT Collaboration Services regarding this topic.