(a) 
No person shall serve as a member of a town board, commission or committee for more than three consecutive appointive terms.
(b) 
For purposes of this section and computing the limitations on terms:
(1) 
A town board, commission or committee member, who vacates, for any reason, his or her office before the end of the term for which he or she was appointed, shall be considered to have completed that term.
(2) 
An appointment to fulfill an unexpired town board, commission or committee term shall be computed as follows:
(i) 
If 50 percent or more of the term is remaining, it shall be included in the computation of term limits; or
(ii) 
If less than 50 percent of the term is remaining, it shall not be included in the computation of term limits.
(c) 
Any town board, commission or committee member who is ineligible for appointment to the town board, commission or committee to which he or she was appointed due to the limitations on terms as provided herein, shall remain ineligible to be appointed to that same town board, commission or committee for a period of ten months following the expiration of the most recent term of office for which he or she was appointed.
(d) 
To account for the transition to term limits, the term that each person on a town board, commission or committee is filling as of September 30, 2022, and all terms consecutively served prior to that current term, shall not count for purposes of determining whether three consecutive terms have been served.
(Ordinance 2022-62, § 2, adopted 9/27/2022)
(a) 
The provisions of § 1.04.001 shall not apply to any town board, commission or committee member who is a Town Council member, an elected county official or who is appointed pursuant to a state law mandating the appointment of individuals with certain statutorily defined qualifications for appointment.
(b) 
The provisions of § 1.04.001 shall not apply to any person appointed to a town ad hoc committee that has not been established by the Town Council as a standing town board, commission or committee.
(Ordinance 2022-62, § 2, adopted 9/27/2022)
(a) 
Purpose.
(1) 
This code of conduct establishes expectations of behavior for the appointed officials who represent the Town of Prosper on the town's various boards, commissions and committees, whether permanent or ad hoc. Town of Prosper board, commission and committee members ("members") are expected to conduct themselves with appropriate decorum at all times. As leaders in the community, members are held to a high standard of behavior and conduct and must be mindful that, as town officials, the distinction between public and private behavior may not be readily apparent, nor easily distinguishable, by the public. Members shall endeavor to ensure that their behavior, whether in person or online, does not reflect negatively on the town.
(2) 
Members should be mindful that town residents and members of the public represent a wide range of experiences, opinions, backgrounds and world views. Members' public comments, in any forum, including personal and professional social media accounts, that contain racial slurs, profane language or acronyms for profane language, express bigotry toward a group based on race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or any other legally protected classification may be considered conduct unbecoming a member, and could result in the removal of a member.
(b) 
Conduct of members.
All members:
(1) 
Shall treat Town residents, Town staff, members of the public, and one another with dignity and respect at all times;
(2) 
Shall not engage in any form of abuse, harassment, discrimination, intimidation, the use of indecent or insulting words or expressions toward another Member, staff member or member of the public;
(3) 
Shall assist in preserving order and decorum and shall neither by conversation nor otherwise delay or interrupt the proceedings nor refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer or the rules of the Town;
(4) 
Shall confine discussion to the question under debate, avoid discussion of personalities and indecorous language, and refrain from personal attacks and/or verbal abuse;
(5) 
Shall neither berate nor admonish Town staff members;
(6) 
When recognized by the presiding officer, shall not be interrupted while speaking unless called to order by the presiding officer, unless a point of order is raised by another Member, or unless the speaker chooses to yield to questions from another Member;
(7) 
Shall cease speaking immediately if called to order by the presiding officer and shall not continue speaking until the question of order is determined. If ruled to be in order, the Member shall be permitted to proceed. If ruled not to be in order, the Member shall remain silent or make additional remarks in compliance with the ruling of the presiding officer;
(8) 
Shall confine questions to the particular matters before the body and in debate shall confine their remarks to the issues before the body;
(9) 
May be subject to removal if they violate any federal or state law or Town ordinance;
(10) 
May be subject to removal from the meeting if they fail to comply with the ruling of the presiding officer; and
(11) 
Any ruling of the presiding officer may be subject to an immediate appeal by a Member. Such appeal shall be made by motion and must be seconded.
(c) 
Social media guidelines.
(1) 
Once posted on social media, content, comments and images may be accessible to anyone, and that content may never be completely removed. As public figures and representatives of the town, members should act with discretion and be judicious regarding the material they choose to post on social media. As with any other form of communication, Members are accountable for the content they post on social media and are expected to exercise good judgment.
(2) 
When posting or interacting on any social media platform, members:
(A) 
Shall not use a town email address for personal social media accounts;
(B) 
Shall not post images, files or texts depicting town property, equipment, apparel or personnel in any manner that would adversely affect the reputation of the town, a town employee or department;
(C) 
Shall not, on any platform or outlet, make or publish insulting or offensive comments or use derogatory speech regarding a race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or any other legally protected classification;
(D) 
Are prohibited from the disclosure of confidential information or information that could breach the security of the town in any way;
(E) 
May not attribute personal statements or opinions to the town when engaging in personal postings on social media sites;
(F) 
Are prohibited from posting anything that promotes, depicts or contains illegal activity of any kind;
(G) 
Are discouraged from posting pictures of themselves or others wearing town uniforms or town logos, unless they are posted on the town's official social media platforms as part of their duties as a member or shared from a town social media platform.
(d) 
In the event of any conflict between this section and the town's code of ethics, as amended, the town's code of ethics shall control.
(Ordinance 2025-19 adopted 5/27/2025; Ordinance 2026-11 adopted 3/10/2026; Ordinance 2026-19 adopted 3/24/2026)