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OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
Conference Rooms 2/3
5:40 p.m. Public Services Building
Wednesday, January 17, 1996 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Davis, Ray, Salas, Thomas, and
Willett
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chair Tuchscher, Commissioner Tarantino (excused
with prior notification)
STAFF PRESENT: Planning Director Leiter, Assistant Planning
Director Lee, City Training Coordinator McKean
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair John Ray.
ITEM 1: PRESENTATION ON ETHICS - Toni McKean, City Training Coordinator
City Training Coordinator McKean outlined the purpose behind the ethics training, which was
directed by the City Council that all boards and committees include an ethics presentation on one
of their agendas. After having the members prepare a brief exemise, Toni provided a 15-minute
video narrated by Michael Josephson, who is the founder of the Josephson Institute on Ethics.
After the video, she explained Josephson's six pillars of character which were the basis of his
ethical values.
She provided the Commission members with several handouts and emphasized one particular
handout that deals with principles of public service ethics involving public trust, objective,
judgment, accountability, democracy, and respectability.
Several of the Commission members noted that at their own places of business training and
awareness of ethical decisions are being emphasized more and more.
ADJOURNMENT at 6:55 p.m. to dinner and to the Regular Business Meeting of February 14,
1996 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Nancy Ri~l~le~, S~cretaf(y
Planning Commission
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