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BOARD OF ETHICS MEETING
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
May 21, 2O8 Executive Conference Room 3:40 P.M.
Chair German called the meeting to order.
1. Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael German,.Felicia Starr, Norma Toothman, Harriet
Acton, Chr's Searles, and Todd Glanz.
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ALSO PRESENT: Deputy City Attorney Joan Dawson, Joyce Malveaux, Legal
Assistant, Shawn Hagerty, Esq. of Best, Best and Krieger as outside counsel to the
Board of Ethics, Sharon Marshall, Assistant City Attorney.
2. Approval of the Minutes of November 28, 2007.
It was MSUC (Searles/Starr) to approve the minutes of November 28, 2007. Both
members Acton and Toothman abstained from voting due to absence at the November
28, 2007 1eeting.
3. Reconsideration of ECO2-2006.
The Board of Ethics heard oral and written evidence from both Plaintiff identified as
Mark Croshier, represented by John Moot, Esq. and.Respondent Councilmember Steve
Castaneda�
It was MSUC (Searles/Starr) to consider ECO2-2006 in closed session.
The Board of Ethics reconvened from closed session. Reportable action: It was MSUC
(Acton/Star) and unanimously approved to schedule a probable cause hearing on
Complaint number ECO2-2006 at its regularly scheduled June 18, 2008 meeting, for the
sole purpose of fact-finding in the matter.
City staff was directed to give appropriate and timely notice of the hearing to the parties
and the public, and those who wish to be heard in the matter were encouraged to
submit any documentary evidence and written argument to the City Attorney's Office, for
delivery to he Board of Ethics, as soon as possible prior to,the hearing.
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4. Revisions to Chapter 2.28 Assignment of.Unrevised Board of Ethics Code Sections.
to Specific Board Members for workup.
Chair German asked board members to review Chapter 2.28 sections that already had
been covered and those that had not been, and to provide mark-ups of any
recommended changes at the following board meeting.
This item was tabled for the next meeting.
5. Board f Ethics Appointment Process.
Glanz advised the board that an appointment process was already in place and
currently being used by the Mayor and City Council Offices.
Staff was directed to provide the board with the current process being used and this
item was tabled for the next meeting.
6. Member Comments
Chair German thanked members of the public for their interest in coming, making
presentations and for taping the board as'well.
German additionally thanked fellow board members for their time and for making the
most involved meeting under his tenure as chair. German stated that board had a lot of
work ahead of them, but they finished it tonight.
Searles announced his wife was due in two weeks and he would not be at the next
board meeting.
7. Staff Comments
Dawson advised that under 2.28.150 because the board reached determinations on the
two complaints before the board there was a mandatory noticing requirement that
needed to be directed to go ahead and do that.
German advised he will so direct and will be in communication with Dawson concerning
the form of the notice as before.
Dawson slated that perhaps the next meeting might be a good time to go into
discussio regarding evidentiary standards and approaches.
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ADJOURNMENT AT 7:15 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled meeting at 3:30 p.m.
Joyce ux
Recording Secretary
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