Town ethics policy committee is formed

GOFFSTOWN - At their meeting of July 30, 2007, the Goffstown Board of Selectmen accepted applications from five local residents as volunteers to form the Ethics Policy Development Committee.

Members of the new committee are Allen Beaulieu, Benjamin Hampton, Michael Lawler, Tom Linehan and Dan Reidy.

The committee is being formed by selectmen with the intent of giving citizens more input into the ethics of town officials.  Selectmen stressed that the catalyst for the formation of the committee is based on future potential concerns, and not current ones.

The committee will meet with selectmen as they study the ethics policies of other New Hampshire cities and towns, and work towards developing guidelines for Goffstown.

The first meeting of the committee will be held in one to two weeks, depending on member availability.