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<br />• Line around public resources (staff time, city equipment, etc.) shouldn’t be used for <br />private/personal business by council members <br />• Notice of attendance – if a council member has reason to believe that there will be a <br />large/controversial attendance at an upcoming council meeting, they have the obligation <br />to inform the city administrator as soon as they become aware <br />• Discouraging use of cell phones during meetings other than for urgent matters <br />• Formalizing the current practice of not responding in the moment to public <br />comment/open forum <br /> <br />Therefore, in addition to changes for remote meeting attendance policies, Attorney Johnson and <br />staff have provided draft language to include the items listed above for council discussion and <br />consideration at the workshop. <br /> <br />These additions can be reviewed on the following pages: <br />• Code of Conduct violation: Additions on Page 1-2 <br />• Statement on Council preferring in-person attendance for meetings: Additions on Page 2 <br />• Public resources use: Additions on Page 3 <br />• Responding in public forum: Additions on Page 4 <br />• Cell phone use: Additions on Page 4 <br />• Notification for significant public interest on agenda item: Additions on Page 5 <br /> <br />Workshop Discussion: <br />At the January 14 City Council Workshop, the council discussed a variety of proposed changes <br />regarding the violation of the code of conduct. Ultimately, there was a general consensus to <br />move the changes forward for approval at the January 28 City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendations: <br />• Approve City Council Code of Conduct Policy for City Council Members <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />• Attachment A: Redline Code of Conduct Policy