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Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, June 23, 2009
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town
of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in
Room 130 in said Town of Estes Park on the 23rd day of June, 2009.
Board: Mayor Pinkham, Mayor Pro Tem Levine, Trustees
Blackhurst, Eisenlauer, Ericson, Homeier and Miller
Attending: All
Also Attending: Town Administrator Halburnt, Deputy Town Administrator
Richardson, Town Attorney White and Town Clerk
Williamson
Absent: None
Mayor Pinkham called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
CODE OF CONDUCT.
Mayor Pinkham opened the discuss stating that one of his campaign promises was a
code of conduct for the Town Board. He presented the Board with a draft for review
and comment. Mayor Pinkham stated the code would address Board/staff relationship,
conflict of interest, Board members should not speak for the entire Board and more
specifically the document would set standards that would carry through time with future
boards.
Discussion followed amongst the Board regarding the need for a code and issues the
code addresses. Trustee Homeier suggested the document presented by the Mayor
should be included in a policy manual and used as a training tool for newly elected
officials. The Board discussed the length of the proposed document and commented an
abbreviated document could be included in the Town Board notebooks. The detailed
code is useful information but does not need to be formally adopted.
Trustee Blackhurst voiced his concern with adopting a document that dictates Trustee
conduct on the Board and sets levels of standards for future boards. He stated there
are no prominent issues at this time to warrant the establishment of a code of conduct
and laws exist to address the behaviors outlined in the proposed document.
Attorney White stated most Home Rule communities have adopted a code of conduct
through their charters. The statutes do not define clearly ethics, conduct or conflict of
interest. He recommended the Board consider approving a code of conduct.
The general consensus of the Board was to move forward with the document as a
training/orientation tool for the Board of Trustees and to develop a one page ethics
document to be included in the Town Board notebooks. All edits to the document would
be sent to the Clerkâs office.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mayor Pinkham stated a work session would be held with the Local Marketing District
on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 following the LMD meeting.
There being no further business, Mayor Pinkham adjourned the meeting at 6: 32 p.m.
Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk