Registration will close on December 4th, 2026.

This free online class will be held via Zoom.

 

Local governing boards are made up of elected officials, and elected officials are people. Sometimes people make mistakes or act badly. Perhaps a board member is violating the board’s code of ethics, interfering with public meetings, threatening or sexually harassing staff members, or otherwise creating conditions substantially adverse to good governance and service to the local community. What can the board do about board member misconduct? Local elected boards have implicit and inherent power to discipline their members. The appropriateness of the disciplinary measure will depend upon the nature and severity of the member’s bad behavior. This session will provide an overview of local codes of ethics, explore potential avenues for disciplining local board members, and explain the legal and practical implications for each option.