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City of Corpus Christi Ethics Commission
June 22, 2023 5:30 pm
City Manager’s Conference Room, 5th Floor, Corpus Christi City Hall
1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas
1. Roll Call.
Dane Fuller, Chair – Present
Drue Jones, Vice-Chair- Present
VACANT–
David Bendett – Present
Ed Bennett – Present
Laura Commons – Present
Kamlesh Bhikha– Present
Kent Teague - Present
Trevor Mack - Present
2. Invocation given by David Bendett
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.
Tabled.
5. Excused Absences.
Tabled
6. Review, discussion, and possible action regarding Financial Disclosure Reports.
Tabled
7. Discussion and possible action regarding forms, policies, rules, ordinances, and laws related to the Ethics
Commission, including requested and potential changes thereto.
Tabled
8. Hearing on Ethics Complaint filed on April 18, 2023 by Robert MacQueen against Council Member Sylvia
Campos.
Witnesses were sworn in by Chairman Fuller.
Commissioner Jones made motion to acknowledge that Attorney John Bell was representing
Councilmember Campos at the Hearing, Commissioner Commons seconded the motion. Motion was
approved unanimously.
Commissioner Ed Bennett made a motion to close the public testimony in the hearing at approximately
6:30 p.m. Laura Commons seconded. Approved Unanimously.
**At 6:34 p.m., Chairman Fuller convened the Ethics Commission into Executive Session pursuant to
Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code and Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Conduct to receive legal advice from the attorney for the Ethics Commission.
**Chairman Fuller reconvened the Ethics Commission into open session at 6:57 p.m.
The Commission discussed and deliberated the ethics complaint made by Mr. MacQueen against
Council Member Campos and the testimony and evidence that was presented to the Ethics
Commission. Following the end of discussion and deliberation of the matter, Commissioner Bennett
moved that the Commission find that Council Member Sylvia Campos had knowingly filed inaccurate
and incomplete campaign finance reports with the City Secretary’s Office while she was running for
Council Member for District 2 in November 2022 and during a runoff election in December 2022 in
violation of State law and which reflects discredit on the City in violation of Section 2.311 (14) & (15)
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of the City’s Code of Ethics. Commissioner Commons seconded the Motion, and the Motion was
approved by a vote of 7-1 with Commissioner Jones voting “nay.”
Commissioner Bennett moved that the Ethics Commission recommend to City Council that they issue
a written reprimand to Councilmember Campos for the above-referenced violations of the City’s Code
of Ethics; Commissioner Mauck seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 7-1, with
Commissioner Jones voting “nay.”
11. Identification of items to be placed on the next meeting's agenda.
Next Meeting will be special meeting on July 6th, 2023.
12. Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.