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# This Week in City Hall: June 29, 2026
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-june-29-2026/
- Published: 2026-06-29T12:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-30T22:15:40.000Z
- Description: Board of Ethics meets Thursday to review city ethics rules and consider proposed changes to oversight and accountability structures.
- Author: Micaela Ricaforte
- Tags: City Hall, Personnel & Leadership, Column, This Week in City Hall

Welcome to our weekly digest of public meetings and agenda items worth your attention for this coming week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about.

### Board of Ethics

The Board of Ethics meets on Thursday, July 2, at 6 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1417115&GUID=0A01AE86-BCF7-47C2-9BE1-5BB15BAF71CA&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to review a [presentation](https://riversideca.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?M=F&ID=4ef7de68-cfc7-4504-9b54-0860cf17e734.pdf&ref=raincrossgazette.com) on the City rule prohibiting board and commission members from advocating for private third-party interests in certain circumstances ([item 2](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5385-board-of-ethics-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a347d53f2b6704ea900e618-2-overview-of-riverside-municipal-code-2-dot-78-dot-060-dot-d?ref=raincrossgazette.com)) and discussing [six proposed concepts](https://riversideca.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?M=F&ID=9cc57bfd-22bd-4200-afe8-147a575da6e0.pdf&ref=raincrossgazette.com) — including potentially embedding the Board of Ethics in the City Charter and expanding the Inspector General's investigative authority — developed by an ad hoc committee for possible future consideration by a Charter Review Commission ([item 6](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5385-board-of-ethics-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a347d53f2b6704ea900e61e-6-ad-hoc-committee-recommends-proposed-charter-am?ref=raincrossgazette.com)).