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Stephanie Wiechmann
The county council formed a committee to draft a code of conduct last October. At the time, council President Jessica Piper said the request came from multiple people. The committee was formed a few months after Councilman Ryan Webb made national headlines, saying he identified as a woman of color and a lesbian. Several community members and a high school student group called for his resignation, saying he was insulting transgender Hoosiers.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Webb objected to those resignation calls. He objected to the forming of the Code of Conduct Committee, and on Tuesday he voted no to adopt the code. He focused on the portion that asks council members to refrain from rudeness, disrespectful comments, insults and the like.

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Ryan Webb
Sometimes we have spirited debate with people. Sometimes people get their feelings hurt, and I think that's rude. And I would never forfeit my right to be offensive in that conversation.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
In June alone, on his campaign Facebook page, Webb has expressed his views about transgender individuals, obesity, science concerning Covid 19, and called some of the Delaware County residents, quote, whiny crybabies. Councilman William Brooks was part of the committee that created the code.

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William Brooks
We as members of the council represent the council both when we’re sitting in this room and 24 hours a day.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
The code of conduct was adopted by a 5 to 2 vote. In Muncie, Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.