BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Consider the December 5, 2022, Board Policy and Planning Committee Recommendation to Add a Task to the Committee's 2023 Work Plan to Perform an Identified Process to Incorporate a Board Code of Conduct into the Board Governance Policies.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Consider recommendations resulting from the December 5, 2022, Board Policy and Planning Committee meeting to add a task to the Committee's 2023 Work Plan to perform an identified process to incorporate a Board Code of Conduct into the Board Governance Policies;
B. Approve recommended update to the Board Policy and Planning Committee's 2023 Work Plan; and/or
C. Provide feedback and recommendations to staff as necessary.
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SUMMARY:
In response to previous requests from Directors and the public during Board and Committee meetings (see public comment references below), the Board Policy and Planning Committee (Committee), at their December 5, 2022, meeting discussed the need for a Board Code of Conduct in the Board Governance Policies and identified a proposed process that could be used to create such a policy. Below is the proposed process to aid in developing a new Board Code of Conduct policy.
Proposed Process
A. Data Collection
1. Collect relevant information from existing Board Governance Policies that could fit appropriately in a new Board Code of Conduct Governance Policy.
2. Collect relevant information from other agencies that already have Code of Conduct procedures/policies for elected officials. (See Attachment 1 for samples.)
3. Collect comments already received from the public on previous code of conduct-related agenda items.
4. Request independent third-party interviews of individual directors to identify information that they feel would be necessary to include in a Board Code of Conduct Governance Policy. (Funds will need to be allocated for this work).
B. Data Compiling and Board Check In
1. Compile data listed in the data...
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