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Minutes of the Ethics Commission Meeting on August 15, 2019
ACM Conference Room-5th Floor City Hall – 1201 Leopard Street
Agenda Item 1. Roll Call. The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Rob Bailey at 5:30 p.m.
All present except Ms. Jones (excused), Mr. Sample, and Ms. Sanchez (excused). Asst. City Atty.
Lisa Aguilar present.
Agenda Item 2. Review and approval of Minutes. Motion to approve by Mr. Milby; second by
Mr. Heavilin. All in favor. Motion passed.
Agenda Item 3. Public Comment. No public comment received.
Agenda Item 4. Discussion and possible action regarding Ethics Complaint form checklists. Item
presented by Mr. Rogers, to propose an amendment to item 4 on the Ethics Complaint Form
Checklist, to read as follows: “Does the complaint specify allege facts, which if true, would be a
violation of the provisions of the Code of Ethics.” Motion to amend by Mr. Heavilin; second by
Mr. Axel. All in favor. Motion passed.
Agenda Item 5. Discussion and possible action regarding Financial Disclosure forms.
A. Review of Supplemental Financial Disclosure Forms. The Commission reviewed the
supplemental Financial Disclosure reports.
B. Report on electronic financial disclosure form and ordinance amendment . The Commission
discussed the electronic form and identified some typographical errors. The Commission
discussed the proposed ordinance which included new amendment to allow filing by unsworn
declaration in lieu of report sworn under oath. Motion by Mr. Rogers to approve ordinance;
second by Mr. Heavilin. All in favor. Motion passed.
C. Review list of reporting boards and commissions. Item tabled to next meeting.
D. Discussion instructions for preparation of financial disclosure forms. Item tabled to next
meeting.
Agenda Item 6. Discussion and possible action regarding employee training and Frequently
Asked Questions pertaining to Code of Ethics.
The Commission discussed including some frequently asked questions about the Code of Ethics
on the Human Resources webpage. This item is to be discussed with the new Human Resources
director once new director is named.
Agenda Item 7: Identification of items to be placed on the next meeting's agenda.
Items 5C and 5D are tabled to next meeting.
Agenda Item 8: Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:20 p.m. The foregoing
minutes of the meeting of the Ethics Commission were approved on September 19, 2019 by the
Ethics Commission.
By: ___________________________
Drue Jones, Chair