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BOARD OF ETHICS MEETING
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, -CALIFORNIA
August 18, 2010 Executive. Conference Room 3:41.P.m.
Chair Starr called the meeting. to order.:
1. Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Felicia Starr, Norma Toothman, Al Sotoa, Chris Schilling,
Anthony Jemison and Todd Glanz.
ALSO PRESENT: Simon Silva, Staff to Board of Ethics, and Joyce Malveaux,
Legal Assistant.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Michael German.
A motion was made by Starr to excuse the absence of Michael German. It was MSUC
to excuse the absence of Michael German (Tooth man/Jemison).
2. Approval of Minutes of July 21, 2010 and Ad Hoc Committee Minutes of July 22,
2010.
It was MSUC (Sotos/Jemison) to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2010 and July 22,
2010 Ad Hoc Committee.
3. . Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Chapter 2.28.
Silva directed members to the July 22, 2010 Ad Hoc minutes for update, and advised
that various cities throughout the County received a Grand Jury Report on ethics with
recommendations to various cities on what they could do to make their ethics ordinance
better. Silva informed board members that he was working on adding sections to the
Code of Ethics that would recommendations made in the Grand Jury report on abuse
and waste to ensure the ordinance is compliant. Silva additionally discussed the 800
hotline phone number and costs of about $100,00' per year to run and informed the
board that this would be handled by the City Manager, as this would be an expense to
the City-.
4. Public Comments.
There were none.
5. Members Comments.
Toothman advised she may not be.in attendance at the next meeting due to personal
reasons and requested if this is the case a motion be made to excuse her absence.
6. Staff Comments.
Silva informed board members that the board had received a complaint involving
Councilmember Mitch Thompson That was not in compliance with the Municipal Code in
that it wasn't sworn under penalty of perjury. Silva stated he had drafted a letter
advising the author of the complaint of that. Silva asked that the Chair sign the letter
and we would send it out along with the standard Board of Ethics Complaint.form, and
the complaint. Starr signed the letter.
Silva then advised the board as residents of the community that the City is facing a
large deficit of about $12 million for the next fiscal year projected over the next five
years to be about $8 or $9 million. Silva informed the board that this is a structural
deficit and it may get larger for a variety of reasons including double dipping, and
recession. Silva advised that the City Manager is advising employees, labor groups and
the community about this and his plan to work on this. Silva encouraged board
members to go on the City website and the portion of the recorded meeting for an
update.. . .
ADJOURNMENT AT 3:59 p.m. to the next regularly schedule meeting of 3:30 p.m.
oy a Iveaux.
Recording Secretary
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