During its September 25, 2015, meeting, the ICMA Executive Board voted to publicly censure Michael Hatten, former town administrator, Chapel Hill, Tennessee, and to permanently bar him from future membership in ICMA for conduct that violated the law and Tenets 2 and 3 of the ICMA Code of Ethics. Hatten pled guilty to a felony charge of sexual battery by an authority figure and a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor stemming from a December 2013 incident with a 16-year-old individual.

Members are encouraged to read the ICMA Code of Ethics and Guidelines and to seek advice when unsure of their ethical obligation by contacting Martha Perego, ICMA director of ethics at 202-962-3668 / mperego@icma.org or Jared Dailey, program manager, at 202-962-3557 / jdailey@icma.org. Ethics advice, information, and the ICMA Code of Ethics are available online at icma.org/ethics.