Council members agree to draft elected-official conduct, ethics policy
May 22, 2026 | Cleves Village, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Cleves Village council members agreed during a brief regular session to prepare a draft policy on elected-official conduct and ethics, covering members’ actions, words and social-media posts, and directed a council member to work with the village director to circulate proposed language for review.
The proposal was introduced when a council member said the council should “establish a ... village elected official conduct, ethical standards ... to govern ourselves in regards to our ... actions, our words, our post on social media,” and asked whether any member disagreed. Another member responded, “I think we can definitely draft up something and then we all can take a look at it,” and a separate council member volunteered to “work on something with our little director and ... send it out to everyone on council for their review and input before we do bring it back to actually adopt it.”
The discussion produced verbal assent from multiple members; one member described drafting a policy as “a reasonable thing to do to protect our village and our officials.” The transcript records Ted signaling agreement with the plan. Council members did not vote to adopt the policy at this meeting; the action taken was to direct a council member and staff to prepare and circulate a draft for later consideration.
Procedurally, the meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The clerk called roll; Mr. Burns, Miss Angeline, Miss Meyer, Miss Bolton and Miss Camp responded in the affirmative. The transcript records the motion as moved by Mr. Burns and seconded by Mrs. Kemp; the council’s next procedural step on the ethics proposal is for the circulated draft to be reviewed in a subsequent meeting.
What’s next: The council asked that a draft of the proposed elected-official conduct and ethics policy be prepared by a council member working with the village director and circulated to all members for review and input before the council considers formal adoption at a future session.
The proposal was introduced when a council member said the council should “establish a ... village elected official conduct, ethical standards ... to govern ourselves in regards to our ... actions, our words, our post on social media,” and asked whether any member disagreed. Another member responded, “I think we can definitely draft up something and then we all can take a look at it,” and a separate council member volunteered to “work on something with our little director and ... send it out to everyone on council for their review and input before we do bring it back to actually adopt it.”
The discussion produced verbal assent from multiple members; one member described drafting a policy as “a reasonable thing to do to protect our village and our officials.” The transcript records Ted signaling agreement with the plan. Council members did not vote to adopt the policy at this meeting; the action taken was to direct a council member and staff to prepare and circulate a draft for later consideration.
Procedurally, the meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The clerk called roll; Mr. Burns, Miss Angeline, Miss Meyer, Miss Bolton and Miss Camp responded in the affirmative. The transcript records the motion as moved by Mr. Burns and seconded by Mrs. Kemp; the council’s next procedural step on the ethics proposal is for the circulated draft to be reviewed in a subsequent meeting.
What’s next: The council asked that a draft of the proposed elected-official conduct and ethics policy be prepared by a council member working with the village director and circulated to all members for review and input before the council considers formal adoption at a future session.
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