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1 Adopted _________, 2025 230744v4 City of Arden Hills Code of Conduct City Commissions and Committees Scope and Applicability: Commissions and Committee meetings and activities are expected to be an ethical, friendly, and safe environment for all residents and participants. The City Council appoints members of the Arden Hills community to serve on Commissions and Committees as provided in the Arden Hills City Code. This Code of Conduct (“Code”) outlines the expectations of people appointed to serve on a City Commission or Committee (individually, an “Appointee”, or collectively, “Appointees”), and to those City Councilmembers (including the Mayor) who interact with Appointees. This Code also outlines the processes for addressing behavior that does not meet these expectations. This Code applies to all Appointees, who serve at the pleasure of the Council as volunteers for the City, and to City Councilmembers (including the Mayor) to the extent outlined in this Code. Decorum of Commissions and Committee Members: Aspirational Statement: All Appointees will assist the presiding officer in preserving order and decorum, and in providing for the efficient operation of the meeting. Appointees will not engage in conduct that delays or interrupts the proceedings, or that hinders honest, respectful discussion and debate. Commission and Committee meetings will be conducted in a courteous manner that recognizes the validity of differing points of view and promotes the ideal of democratic discussion and debate free of insult, slander, and personal attacks and threats. To effectuate these aspirational goals, all Appointees are expected to conduct themselves at meetings in a manner consistent with the following principles. Behavior that meets the expectations of the Code includes, but is not limited to: • Be kind • Treat people with respect, courtesy, politeness, and civility • Encourage others to express their opinions and ideas • Be considerate of the time you take on a subject to allow others time to address issues • Listen • Use the ideas of others to improve decisions and outcomes • Recognize and respect differences • Come to meetings fully prepared by reading the agenda prior to the meeting • Act as a decision maker, not an advocate Behavior that does not meet the expectations of the Code includes, but is not limited to: • Speaking over, or cutting off another individual’s comments • Insulting, disparaging, or putting down people or their ideas • Violence or the threat of violence • Discriminatory jokes, language, unwelcome sexual attention • Bullying other members by displaying a pattern of belittling, demeaning, judging or patronizing language or behavior • Communicating in a tone that is not professional or appropriate for the setting, or in a manner that makes others feel unsafe • Repeated harassment of others. If someone asks you to stop, stop. Conflict of Interest: