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Meeting Minutes
City of Corpus Christi Ethics Commission
Regular Meetings-5:30 pm
March 16, 2023
Corpus Christi City Hall
1st Floor Staff Conference Room (across from City Secretary’s Office)
1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas
1. Roll Call.
Chairman Dane Fuller- present
Drue Jones, Vice-Chair- present
Claude Axel – Present
David Bendett – present
Ed Bennett – present
Laura Commons - present
VACANCY
Kent Teague - present
Trevor Mack - present
2. Invocation given by Chairman Dane Fuller.
3. Public comment. (3 minutes max per speaker). Comments must be directly related to a potential item of
action by this commission. Emailed public comments will be provided to Ethics Commission if emailed at
least one day prior to meeting to kentmc@cctexas.com
NONE
4. Review and approval of minutes of prior meeting(s) and election of officers, if necessary.
➢ Motion to approve February minutes. Laura Commons moved to approve February Minutes.
Dane Fuller, Drue Jones, Ed Bennett, Laura Commons, Kent Teague, Trevor Mack voted in
favor / Claude Axel opposed (Approved 6 ayes - 1 nay).
5. Excused Absences.
➢ Motion to approve February Absence for Claude Axel. Laura Commons moved to approve
February absence as an excused absence; Drue Jones seconded. Approved Unanimously
6. Review, discussion, and possible action regarding Financial Disclosure Reports.
NONE
7. Discussion and possible action regarding forms, policies, rules, ordinances, and laws related to the Ethics
Commission, including requested and potential changes thereto.
➢ The Commission reviewed and discussed the Checklist for Reviewing Ethics Complaints that was
last used by the Ethics Commission in August 2019.
➢ Drue Jones moved to amend the Checklist by deleting the second sentence in Paragraph Six.
Motion seconded by Claude Axel and the Commission unanimously approved.
8. Review, discussion, and possible action regarding outstanding Ethics Complaints.
➢ The Ethics Commission discussed the ethics complaint filed by Robert MacQueen on February 27,
2023, against Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary. The Commission also discussed the Response to the
Ethics Complaint filed by Rebecca Huerta with the Commission.
➢ Vice Chairperson Drue Jones moved to deny and dismiss all allegations raised by Mr. MacQueen
in his ethics complaint against Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary. Commissioner Claude Axel
seconded the motion to deny and dismiss the complaint. The Commission voted 6 -1 to deny and
dismiss the complaint. (Chairman Dane Fuller was dissenting vote. Laura Commons had to leave
meeting early).
9. Executive Sessions pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071 and Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with attorneys concerning attorney-client privileged matters.
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NONE
10. Identification of items to be placed on the next meeting's agenda.
NONE
11. Meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:43 pm.