Deep River council is hoping to get a new code of conduct governing the actions of council members before its term in office expires later this fall.
On the table at last week’s council meeting was a recommendation from the town’s chief administrative officer, Sean Patterson, and clerk Jackie Mellon, calling on municipal staff to prepare a revised code of conduct for council’s approval.
In a report to council on the matter, they noted the town’s integrity commissioner, Guy Giorno, made a number of recommendations back in 2020 as to how the town could improve its existing code of conduct.
“Not every personal or private interest is covered by the MCIA (Municipal Conflict of Interest Act),” Giorno stated at that time…
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