Utah’s capital city is no longer looking into misconduct allegations made against former Salt Lake City Councilwoman Eva Lopez Chavez, but it still wants to amend its code of conduct to avoid a situation that broke out over the last few months.
The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday to amend its investigation to identify “opportunities for improvement” within its existing code of conduct, and work with the city attorney’s office for potential changes. The review was ordered earlier this month to investigate claims made against Lopez, while also partially suspending her from some of her duties.
It originally called on an independent investigator to review the accusations and report back to the City Council by July, but that was called off this week…