City Ethics Framework Review

At a glance

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What: a proposal by Councilmember Parsi for $250,000 to evaluate and modernize the city's ethics framework, covering staff, elected officials and leadership.
Where it stands: on November 5 the council agreed by seven thumbs to budget $250,000 from available one-time funds; the proposed scope will be reviewed by the council in the first quarter of 2027.
Next: adoption on November 10; scope review in Q1 2027.

Cochran said the finance department is already working on payroll, purchasing, travel and credit card policy, and that HR is under review with a new director coming; separate outside assessments of HR and payroll are under way. She estimated $125,000 for a new assessment and $125,000 to carry out recommendations.
Stuart and Forsythe wanted the first quarter review so the other assessments do not overlap; Soni and Nuevacamina supported a third-party view. The scope email was not in the council packet and staff will make it accessible.

2026-11-05 - City Council Study Session Meeting - Council deliberations #4: $250,000 approved by thumbs with a Q1 2027 scope review.