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Ethics
Commission Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
Call
to Order
LuAnne Pederson called the meeting to order at 6:28 p.m.
All
members were present.
Others
Present
City Manager Bill Malinen joined for part of the meeting
to answer specific questions.
Approval
of Minutes
Necessary additions were made to the Minutes of 3/14/07 to
address missing names. With those additions, Mike Schneider moved for
approval of the Minutes of 3/14/07. David Apolloni seconded the motion. All
Aye.
Discuss
City Council’s Position Regarding the Ethics Commission’s Authority and Role
LuAnne Pederson and Mike Schneider, who attended the City
Council Study Session of March 19, 2007, reported to the rest of the
committee about topics discussed at that meeting, including ethics training
and developing a procedure for advisory opinions.
Resolution No. 10489, Resolution Providing Direction to
the Ethics Commission, adopted on March 26, 2007, was discussed.
Discuss/Create
Plan for Proceeding with items in Resolution No. 10489
The Commission discussed the three items identified in
Resolution No. 10489.
- Ethics Training:
The Ethics Commission posed questions to Mr. Malinen regarding the
parameters of city-wide ethics training, including employees to be
included, topics for discussion, time frame, budget, and process for
selecting training. Mr. Malinen will report back to the Commission on
these issues.
- Advisory Opinions:
Mr. Malinen will provide the Commission with parallel procedures from
other cities that are available to him.
- Annual Review of Ethics
Code: This matter will be addressed later in the year, with input
from the City Council, the City Manager, and the City Attorney.
Adjournment
Mr. Apolloni moved for adjournment. Mr. Cady seconded the
motion. All Aye.
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