It got so bad...

The lack of civility on the City Council reached such a low, that the City Council actually considered options for removing Bernie Talmas as Mayor.

Read the story here.

At the end of the discussion, the City Council:

“Directed staff to prepare an amendment to the Code of Ethics to require councilmembers to exercise proper decorum and not to engage in electronic workplace cyber-bullying."

“Directed staff to prepare an amendment to the Code of Ethics to make factually inaccurate communications by councilmembers, a violation of the Code of Ethics.”

Those important ethics changes are critical to Woodinville moving forward. Contact Bernie Talmas and the City Council today and ask them to please pass these new, stricter rules.

Call 425-489-2700 or email citycouncil@ci.woodinville.wa.us.

Did you get our phone call?

Many citizens in Woodinville recently received a phone call from us urging them to contact Bernie Talmas and ask him to vote for stricter ethics rules governing City Council behavior.

If you received a call, and you have found us here online, then welcome and thank you for your interest in an ethical Woodinville!

You can contact all the City Councilmen and women by sending one email to: citycouncil@ci.woodinville.wa.us

You can also call City Hall and make your voice heard to Mayor Talmas and the City Council by calling 425-489-2700.

Together we can make a difference for a higher ethical standard and more civility in Woodinville city government.

Ethical Woodinville

We elect city leaders because of what they tell us when they campaign. We should expect our city council members and mayor to work as a team for the good of the community and not get bogged down in the quicksand of playing politics. 

In other words, they should play nice in the sandbox…because it’s not about them, it’s about Woodinville.

That is why citizens of Woodinville have every reason to be embarrassed and frustrated at the legacy that some Council members and especially Mayor Bernie Talmas has left in their wake.

"Ethical Woodinville" is formed to promote civility in our city government and urge Bernie Talmas and the City Council to pass stronger ethics rules that prohibit the kind of bullying and uncivil behavior that has defined this year in Woodinville politics.