Glastonbury Town Council has unanimously re-adopted its existing code of conduct, following concerns raised during public participation about comments reportedly made by councillors on social media.

Cllr Jon Cousins questioned how the code is enforced, after a public speaker claimed online remarks had been made suggesting some individuals were "not welcome" in the town.

"It's one thing having a code," he said. "But it's pretty useless if councillors perceive their ability to just disregard this and carry on as if they had no position of authority within the town."

He added that he had been blocked from viewing the posts of some councillors on Facebook, and said: "I can only assume it's one of those two councillors who've made this statement because I do keep an eye on what we're doing."

Deputy Mayor Zoe Price asked the town clerk to clarify how the code is monitored.

The clerk explained that while advice can be given, the enforcement of the code does not fall under the council's remit.

"In terms of enforcing the code of conduct, we as a council in our own right don't have any place in directly enforcing it," he said. "All complaints about conduct by councillors are made to the monitoring officer at Somerset Council."

Councillors may raise concerns informally, but any formal complaint must go through the unitary authority.

Cllr Steve Henderson proposed re-adopting the code and suggested that a reminder be added to the next council agenda to clarify expectations.

"We should all know the way we should behave," he said. "I think a mention at the next council [meeting] that we've got to adhere to this code of conduct should be enough to make everybody think twice before they post anything on social media."

Councillor Paul Manning queried why the document had to be re-adopted at all, pointing out that members had already signed it when they took office.

The clerk confirmed the code remains unchanged and is based on the model adopted across Somerset following the formation of the new unitary council.

The motion to re-adopt the code of conduct was passed unanimously.