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Meeting
Minutes
February 9, 2011
I. Call
to Order
Chairperson Melissa Weldon called
the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Members Present:
Melissa Weldon, LuAnne Pederson,
Patrick Schmidt, and Margo Fjelstad
Members Absent:
David Horsager
Others Present:
City Manager Bill Malinen and
City Attorney Mark Gaughan
II.
Approve Minutes of August 11, 2010
Pederson moved, Schmidt seconded,
approval of the minutes of the August 11, 2010 meeting, as presented.
Ayes all.
III.
Discuss April 14, 2011 Training Session
City Manager Malinen advised that
there may be a scheduling conflict with the Council chambers for training
date. The Commission suggested adjusting the training date as necessary
The training session subcommittee
of Dave Horsager and LuAnne Pederson has discussed the format of the session,
and someone from Commission will be conducting a review of the City Code
prior to the speaker.
IV.
Topics for May 16, 2011 Joint Meeting with the City Council
The Commission will review the
years work, including:
a) Training
b) Ethics Tips
c) Review of
4/14/11 Training
d) Report on
Complaints or Advisory Opinions
V.
Discuss Annual Review of the City Code
The Commission asked if there had
been any complaints for review – both attorney and City Manager said “no”.
The Commission discussed possible
modifications to the Code language to include: “Annual training” instead of
seminars, to allow “webinars” as a training option, to removed reference to
“new” public officials, and to allow for experts from “outside” the City.
Chairperson Weldon volunteered to
prepare the suggested amendments for the Commission to review at its next
meeting.
VI.
Discuss Ethics Tips
Commissioner Fjelstad volunteered
to provide the Ethics Tips by March 15th so that they can be
distributed prior to the April training and serve as a reminder of the
training.
VII. Set
2011 Meeting Schedule
Schmidt moved, Pederson seconded,
adoption of the 2011 Meeting Schedule as presented.
VIII. Other
Business
A question was asked regarding
Ethics Cards and any feedback from recipients? The City Manager responded
“no feedback.”
It was noted that this was the last
meeting for Patrick Schmidt and Melissa Weldon, and the Manager and
Commissioners thanked them for their dedicated service.
The Commission agreed that Margo Fjelstad
will serve as Interim Chair for the May Ethics Meeting and Joint Meeting with
Council, and that selection of Chair & Vice-Chair will be held at the May
meeting.
Adjourn
There being no further business,
the meeting was adjourned at 6:57 pm.
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