COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCT REVIEW

Members and appointees shall not make public statements attacking or disparaging staff. 6.2 Members and appointees shall not involve staff in matters for political purposes. It is the role of staff: to provide overall management of the operations of the municipality; to provide advice, information, and make to recommendations to Council; and to ensure the policies, programs and other directions of Council are implemented under the authority of the CAO. It is the role of Council to make decisions and provide direction to staff to carry out the role of managing the operations and affairs of the municipality. 6.3 Concerns or issues with staff and/or appointees should be brought to the Mayor and/or the Chief Administrative Officer in private communications as appropriate. 7. Interactions with the Public and the Media 7.1 Members and appointees shall accurately communicate the decisions of Council, even if they disagree with the majority decision of Council; to affirm the respect and integrity in the decision-making process of Council. 7.2 When presenting their individual opinions and positions that differ from the majority decision of Council, members and appointees must preface their remarks with "in my personal opinion," or similar, to clearly indicate that they are not speaking as representative of Council as a whole, or the City of Richmond, nor will they allow the inference that they do. 7.3 Members and appointees shall not publish or report information that they know to be inaccurate, incomplete, or in other ways misrepresents the City, the process, or a decision of Council. 8. Use of Social Media 7145172 8.1 Members and appointees will use caution in reporting decision-making by way of their social media profiles and will ensure what is said is accurate and complete. 8.2 When presenting their individual opinions and positions, members and appointees shall clearly state they do not represent Council by including an GP - 174

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