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Ethics
Commission Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
Call
to Order
In the absence of a Chair or Vice-Chair, Finance Director
Chris Miller called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
Members
Present
(in alphabetical order); David Apolloni, LuAnne Pederson,
Mike Schneider, Melissa Weldon.)
Other
Members Present
City Manager Bill Malinen, Finance Director Chris Miller.
Review
Ordinance No. 1338; Establishing an Ethics Commission
Chris Miller provided a brief overview of the City
Ordinance, Code of Ethics, and overall role of the Ethics Commission. Some
general discussion was held on the Commission’s role in coordinating an
annual training event and in hearing ethics complaints against City
Officials. A concern was raised by Mike on whether the Commission’s role was
sufficiently defined in the Ordinance and Code of Ethics.
It was noted that the Commission would seek clarification
from the City Council on their role at a future City Council meeting.
Select
a Chair and Vice-Chair
Chris advised that all of the City’s advisory commissions
annually self-appoint a Chair and Vice-chair for the calendar year. After a
brief discussion, the Commission appointed Mike Schneider as the Chair and
LuAnne Pederson as the Vice-Chair for 2007.
Establish
Commission Rules & Procedures
Chris noted that some of the City’s advisory commissions
formally adopt rules and procedures to govern how the agenda is set and how
matters are discussed and voted on. A copy of Robert’s Rules of Order was
provided to the group for consideration. The group acknowledged that a
formal structure probably would not be needed and it was agreed that an
informal process could be used for now with the knowledge that the Commission
could adopt Robert’s Rules of Order in the future if necessary.
Consider
Process for determining Ethics Training needs
Chris re-introduced the idea of having the Ethics
Commission coordinate an annual ethics training event, specifically the
process by which the Commission would gauge the type of training that was
needed by City Officials. After some discussion, the group agreed to; look
at what types of training other municipalities were providing, seek input
from the Council and other advisory commissions, and perform a survey of City
Officials to see what types of training they feel is needed.
In addition, the group agreed to check with various
professional associations that City Officials belong to, to identify the
ethics training that has already been provided.
Select
Future Meeting Dates
The Commission agreed to establish the 2nd Wednesday of
each month as a standing meeting date with the start of the meetings to begin
at 6:30pm. Meetings will be established for the remaining months of 2007.
Adjourn
A motion to adjourn was made by David and seconded by
LuAnne. The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 pm.
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