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CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF A
BOARD OF ETHICS MEETING
May 11, 1995
City Attorney's Conference Room
3:45 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Harriet Acton,
Billy Kelley,
Schulman
Susan Herney, Jerry McNutt,
Joanne Carson, and Richard
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Martha Villegas
STAFF PRESENT:
Bruce M. Boogaard, City Attorney
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Acton at 3:45 p.m.
Roll was called and all members were present except Martha Villegas
who was unexcused.
MSUC (Schulman/Herney) to approve the minutes of the April 24, 1995
with the following corrections:
Page 2 - Last Paragraph S2.28.220 A. Line 10 - Remove the word
"shall" (the secretary reported the typo had been corrected in the
final version going to the City Council).
Member Schulman wanted the vote on the Motion to amend the motion
to include 10 years listed on Page 3 to reflect a 5-1-1 vote
(Schulman abstained) (Kelley opposed).
In addition, the vote to approve the motion as amended should be
added to reflect a 5-1-1 vote (Schulman abstained) (Kelley opposed)
as well.
Aqenda Item 3 - Proqress Report on Ethics Traininq Session.
The Board reported receiving their "invitation" to the Josephson
Ethics Training and were disappointed to see it was not co-
sponsored by the City Council and Board of Ethics. If people
receiving it realized it was sanctioned by the Board, it would
carry more weight. It was hoped a press release could be prepared
by the Public Information Coordinator. Susan Herney volunteered
to help with the wording and layout. Various additional invitees
were discussed such as the Port District, School Districts, Fire
Districts, Susan GOlding, Supervisor Cox of the First District, the
Chair of the Board of Supervisors, Dianne Jacob and specific
employees to be designated by the City Manager.
MSUC (Carson/Schulman) to excuse Susan Herney from the meeting at
4:00 p.m.
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Toni McKean was asked to join the meeting and reported 30 people
had responded to the invitation with 15 regrets due to other
commitments. It was further discussed to send a more "formal"
follow up letter from the Board of Ethics and the City Council
being distributed to the b/c/c/'s and the other South Bay public
agencies discussed.
Discussion ensued regarding the appropriate cost to charge other
agencies, and it was determined a fee of $35 would help defray the
cost of Mr. Josephson and the lunch.
Toni McKean will draw up an Action Plan which will be presented at
the next meeting. Ms. McKean is inquiring about Josephson's policy
regarding audiotapes of the presentation and the selling or loaning
of videotapes. She will also coordinate: reservations, name tags,
agenda, press release and lunch plans.
Bruce M. Boogaard is to report on the status of the legal panel at
the next Ethics meeting.
Aqenda Item 4 - Budqet Report for FY 1995-96 for Board of Ethics.
The Budget Manager's recommendation was distributed showing the
Board's requested budget of $600 has been cut to $290. It was
noted there was a mistake in the percentage of increase calculated
by the Analyst because there was not a 9333.3% increase.
A general discussion commenced in regard to the secretary's
overtime not being contained in the budget. Secretary Kraker
reported she has been charging the City Attorney's overtime account
when overtime does occur, and would estimate approximately 6 hours
per year is involved. Next budget year the overtime will be placed
in the Board's Employee Services Account.
Member McNutt inquired as to expenditures to date and it was
reported as of 4/30/95:
Amount
Spent
Account
Amount
Budqeted
$182.41
66.73
5.69
40.00
$294.83
Printing & Binding
Postage
Office Supplies
Books, Publications
$ 70.00
30.00
10.00
40.00
$150.00
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MSUC (KelleY/McNutt) to prepare a memorandum to the Budget Manager
reflecting actual costs to date and the oversight of employees
services for consideration in the FY 96 analysis recommended.
Aqenda Item 5 - Follow UP Report for processinq of Commission
Vacancies.
Susan Herney had reported earlier in the meeting she had not
received anything from the City Clerk regarding the expiration of
her first term.
In connection with processing of Commission vacancies, the city
Attorney prepared an Agenda Statement and Ordinance for the May 23,
1995 Council Meeting to amend S2.28.110A relating to appointment of
members to the Board of Ethics consistent with the recommendations
made at the April 24, 1995 Ethics meeting. The item was distri-
buted to the members for review and it was MSC (Schulman/Carson)
5-1-1 (Kelley opposed) (Herney absent) to amend the last sentence
of S2.28.110A to move the phrase "within the past ten (10) years
prior to the date of appointment" to follow "he or she" so that it
will now read:
"No such person may be appointed as member, or shall be entitled to
retain their membership, if he or she, within the past ten (10)
years prior to the date of appointment, has been convicted of a
crime involving moral turpitude, or has been found to have
committed a criminal violation of the Fair Political Practices
Act."
Aqenda Item 6 - Ethics Ordinance Amendment.
It was decided by the Board to postpone any
amendments to the Ethics Ordinance until
training session on June 17, 1995.
further discussion on
after the Josephson
MSUC (Carson/McNutt) to adjourn at 5:06 p.m. to their next meeting
on Thursday, June 1, 1995 at 3:30 p.m.
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