Municipal Code of Ethics

Act 171 (H.875), an Act establishing a municipal ethics framework in Vermont, went into effect on June 10th, 2024. The Act establishes a statewide municipal code of ethics and allows the State Ethics Commission to provide municipalities with free training and advisory services.  It also requires municipalities to investigate and record ethics complaints, which can be filed either with the municipality or with the Ethics Commission, to appoint an Ethics Liaison to receive complaints and serve as a point of contact for the Ethics Commission, and for municipal officers to complete a free basic ethics training.

Municipal Code of Ethics Policy

City of Essex Junction Municipal Code of Ethics ​​​​​​​

State law (24 V.S.A. § 1997) requires municipalities to enact procedures to investigate complaints that allege a municipal officer has violated the Municipal Code of Ethics and to enforce against substantiated complaints, including developing methods of enforcement and available remedies. Below is the City’s Process for Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations and Ethics Complaint Form and the contact information for the City’s Ethics liaison.

Essex Junction Process for Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations

Essex Junction Process for Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations & Complain Form

Essex Junction Ethics Liaison

Colleen Dwyer
Human Resources Director

To email: Send to cdwyer@ essexjunction.org with “Ethics Complaint” in the subject line.

To mail, address to:
City of Essex Junction
Attn: Human Resources Department
2 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452

To call for assistance: 802-878-6944 ext. 1611