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MINUTES OF A
BOARD OF ETHICS MEETING
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
January 9, 1995
city Attorney's Conference Room
3:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Harriet Acton, Susan Herney, Jerry McNutt,
Billy Kelley, Richard Schulman, Joanne Carson
and Martha Villegas
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
Bruce M. Boogaard, city Attorney
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Acton at 3:35 p.m.
MSUC (Schulman/Carson) to approve the minutes of the December 12,
1994 meeting.
Chairperson Acton reported on her meeting with Bruce Boogaard,
Beverly Authelet and Susan Herney to discuss the upcoming boards
and commissions workshop on January 26, 1995 wherein it was decided
that the City Attorney would have 30 minutes for his presentation
on the Brown Act and Conflict of Interest.
Aqenda Item 3 - Discussion of Report Sent to citv Council on Ethics
Workshop:
Discussion ensued regarding the Council Agenda item of December 13,
1994 relating to the Workshop on Principles of Public Service
Ethics. The Board requested a copy of the Council minutes.
city Attorney Boogaard reviewed the Council Tickler on the item
wherein Personnel was directed to return to Council on January 10,
1995 with a follow-up report to (1) identify sources, other than
the General Fund reserves, to pay for the training (2) develop more
specifically the content of the training (3) have City Manager
select staff to attend the seminar and (4) conduct follow-up
specialized instruction to train an in-house trainer. Director of
Personnel reported to the city Attorney's office that she had a
rough draft prepared for the January 17, 1995 Council meeting. The
Board requested receiving a copy of the final form of the Agenda
Report and agreed to meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 1995
to prepare a presentation for Council.
Aqenda Item 4 - Ethics Ordinance Amendment:
The Board proceeded to review the proposed revisions to Chapter
2.28 - Board of Ethics - of the Municipal Code prepared by the city
Attorney and it was agreed the Board would study the proposals in
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further detail and discuss again at the next meeting.
Aqenda Item 5 - Budqet for FY 95-96:
Secretary Kraker presented expenditures incurred by the Board to
date and a recommendation for a $300 proposed budget for FY 95/96.
MS (Schulman/Herney) that $10,000 be put in the
category to be designated by the City Manager to be
ethics training. (Motion withdrawn by Schulman,
Herney) .)
budget in an
available for
agreed to by
MS (Schulman/McNutt) that if it has not been previously allocated
out of the FY 94-95 budget, request $10,000 be appropriated for the
purpose of ethics training with the budget category to be
designated by the city Manager. (Motion withdrawn by Schulman,
agreed to by McNutt).
MS (Schulman/McNutt) conditionally request $10,000 for ethics
training, the condition of such request being, if ethics training
is not elsewhere provided for in the administrative budget, that it
is requested in the Ethics budget. Member Villegas pointed out
that the Board had made their presentation to council regarding
this and it was now up to the city Manager to follow up on the
matter. Motion failed 1-6 with Acton, Herney, Kelley, Schulman,
Carson and villegas opposed.
MSC (Schulman/Herney) to approve a budget of $600 for the Board as
follows:
5212
5218
5301
5331
Printing and Binding
Postage
Office supplies
Books, Publications
$150
340
60
--2Q
$600
Motion carried 6-1 (carson opposed)
Aqenda Item 6 - Voluntary Spendinq Proposal of Tim Nader.
Susan Herney recommended continuing this item until after the city
Council considers it at their meeting on January 10, 1995.
MSUC (Carson/Schulman) to adjourn
at 5:35 p.m.
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Lorraine Kraker
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