GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — The President of the Green Bay Common Council wants to change the rules governing the behavior of elected officials.
Council President Jesse Brunette says he wants to make changes to limit political partisanship in local offices, arguing that the divisive partisan rhetoric at the federal and state level should be avoided locally.
“What I specifically would like to do… is add a section [to the city code of conduct] that deals specifically with special interest groups and political parties,” Brunette told WTAQ’s ‘The Morning News with Matt and Earl’.
His call comes in the weeks following a letter written by Mayor Eric Genrich critical of President Donald Trump, written on city letterhead, was released. Genrich wrote the letter ahead of the President’s June 25th visit. Genrich, before becoming mayor, held office as a Democratic state assemblyman. Green Bay’s elected positions are non-partisan.
Brunette says that even without the change, it’s possible Genrich’s letter might have even been against the current code of conduct, although he hesistated Monday morning to accuse the mayor of violating the code.
“I think a person could make the case that the mayor’s letter…was counter to the spirit of the code of conduct,” said Brunette.
Genrich’s letter accused the president of spreading “divisive bigoted rhetoric”.
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