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s <br />City of Evans Code of Conduct <br />for Elected Officials <br />The ree ~ o va overnen Lea ersh~ <br />ae~~ a an~~° °~xe~ and exec <br />The City Charter provides detailed information on the roles and responsibilities of Council <br />members, the Mayor Pro~Tem, and the Mayor, The City's Code of Ethics provides guidance on <br />ethical issues and questions of right and wrong, Until now, what has not been clearly written <br />down is a Code of Conduct far Evans' elected officials. <br />This Code of Conduct is designed to describe the manner in which Council members should heat <br />one another, city staff, constituents, and others they come into contact with in representing the <br />City of Evans, it refi.ects the work of the City Council with defining more clearly the behavior, <br />manners, and courtesies that are suitable far various occasions. The City Council also <br />considered a wide variety of policy changes and clarifications designed to make public meetings <br />and the process of governance run more smoothly, <br />e contents of this Code of Conduct includes: Pa <br />Overview of Roles ~ Res onsibilities 2 <br />Policies ~ Protocol Related to Conduct 3 <br />Council Conduct with one Another <br />Council Conduct with Ci Staff 5 <br />g Council Conduct with The Public 7 <br />® Council Conduct with ether Public A encies ~ <br />Council Conduct with Boards and Commi.ssians 9 <br />Council Conduct with The Media 10 <br />Sanctions 1 <br />® Princi les of Pro er Conduct 11 <br />Checklist for Nlonitarin Conduct 12 <br />How Governin Bod Members Can Govern Better 13 <br />i~ Glossas of Terms 17 <br />The constant and consistent theme through all of the conduct guidelines is "respect." Council <br />members experience s~ess in making decisions that impact the lives of the citizens. At times, <br />the impacts of t~.e entire community must be weighed against the impact of only a few. Despite <br />these pressures, elected officials are called upon to exhibit appropriate behavior at all times. <br />Demonstrating respect for each individual through words and actions is the touchstone that can <br />help guide Council members to do the eight thing in even the most difficult situations. <br />1 <br />