Council panel revises draft code of conduct
A City Council committee revised a draft code of conduct for appointed board and commission members. The draft would become Division 13 of Article Three and require state ethics commission training within 30 days.
City Council · Meeting of September 15, 2026
EASTHAMPTON — A City Council committee revised a draft code of conduct for appointed board and commission members. The draft would become Division 13 of Article Three and require state ethics commission training within 30 days. Members agreed to wording telling appointees to put "the community's welfare ahead of all other interests" and limited the family-member provision to "immediate family," deferring to state law.
The draft, built on a proposal by former Councilor Brad Riley, is to go to ordinance and legal reviewers before returning. Members also weighed letting the council president approve exceptions to a one-chair-per-councilor rule, and the sponsor floated dropping the idea as too complicated.
In the full story:
- EASTHAMPTON — September 15, 2026
- Minutes
- Draft code of conduct: background
- What the draft contains
- Scope and bylaws
- Political and personal interests
- Family language
- Procedure and next steps
- Council committee chairs
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,316 words
Source: the City Council meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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