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Meeting Minutes
City of Corpus Christi Ethics Commission
Regular Meetings-5:30 pm
April 20, 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.
Dane Fuller, Chair – present
Drue Jones, Vice-Chair- present
Claude Axel – present
David Bendett – present
Ed Bennett – Absent (excused)
Laura Commons - present
VACANCY
Kent Teague - Absent (excused)
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
Carlos Huerta commented.
4. Review and approval of minutes of prior meeting(s) and election of officers, if necessary.
➢ Motion to approve March minutes. Drue Jones moved to approve March minutes; Laura
Commons seconded. Approved Unanimously
5. Excused Absences.
➢ Motion to approve absences of Ed Bennett and Kent Teague. Laura motioned to approve;
Claude Axel 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.
NONE
8. Review, discussion, and possible action regarding outstanding Ethics Complaints.
➢ Chairman Fuller recused himself from discussion and voting on the amended ethics complaint
filed by Robert MacQueen against Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary.
➢ Commissioner Bendett moved to deny the Amended Complaint filed by Robert MacQueen
against Rebecca Huerta. Laura Commons seconded th e motion. The motion was approved
unanimously by a vote of 5-0.
➢ The Commission unanimously agreed to table any discussion or action on the new Ethics
Complaint filed by Robert MacQueen against Sylvia Campos to the Ethics Commission
Meeting next month.
7:15 p.m. Chairman Fuller returned to the meeting.
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.
NONE
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10. Identification of items to be placed on the next meeting's agenda.
➢ Motion to move the meeting from May 18th to May 16th. David Bendett moved to move meeting;
Laura Commons seconded. Approved Unanimously
11. Meeting was adjourned at 7:31PM