HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 02 13.minutes.Board of Ethics MINUTES LANSING CITY BOARD OF ETHICS REGULAR MEETING February 13, 2007 - 5:30 P.M. NINTH FLOOR CITY CLERK’S CONFERENCE ROOM, LANSING CITY HALL
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 P.M. in the Ninth Floor City Clerk’s Conference Room, City Hall, Lansing, Michigan. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ellen Sullivan, PhD Chairperson Rev. John Folkers, Vice-Chairperson Don Cote
Ron Frybort Susan Grettenberger, PhD ABSENT: Rev. LaSandra Jones
A QUORUM WAS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT: John M. Roberts Jr., Chief Deputy City Attorney Chris Swope, City Clerk
M. Denise Griffin, Chief Deputy City Clerk PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Moved by Mr. Folkers to approve the agenda with the addition of New Business item: Scheduling of Ethics Presentation.
MOTION CARRIED
SECRETARY=S REPORT: Approval of Minutes: Moved by Mr. Cote to approve the minutes of January 9, 2007.
MOTION CARRIED Communications and Petitions sent and received since the last meeting:
1. Letters from Paul H. Baerman, RLA, Member of the Board of Public Service
Moved by Mr. Cote to receive the letters and place them on file
MOTION CARRIED
2. Statement of Financial Interest submitted by Derrick Quinney, Lansing City Council Member At
Large
No action was taken on this item. Mr. Roberts will look into the situation regarding the Lansing
Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA) Board and report back at the next meeting.
Moved by Mr. Folkers to amend the Agenda to add Communications item: Statement of Financial Interest
submitted by William (Tom) Cochran
MOTION CARRIED
3. Statement of Financial Interest submitted by William (Tom) Cochran, Lansing Fire Chief
Moved by Ms. Grettenberger that the Statement be received and placed on file.
MOTION CARRIED
4. Letter sent to Arnold Yerxa, Interim Internal Auditor notifying him of the disposition of the Affidavit
of Disclosure that he filed
No action needed on this item.
CITY ATTORNEY=S REPORT: Mr. Roberts discussed the fact that the opinions issued in 2006 had not been incorporated into the minutes of the Board of Ethics, as had been the past practice. He suggested that to provide guidance to others and preserve them as a record of the City, they could be included with the minutes of this meeting. Moved by Mr. Frybort that the Board of Ethics Opinions of calendar year 2006 be annexed to the minutes of this meeting and that future Opinions be included with the minutes of the respective
meeting. MOTION CARRIED Mr. Roberts brought up a discussion of the process for annual Affidavits of Disclosure required under the City Charter. It was determined that Members would like them brought to them at the
meeting to save mailing costs. It was further discussed that copies could exclude boilerplate pages and that the form could be revised to conserve paper. Mr. Frybort asked that a review of Board membership be added as an Old Business item for the next meeting.
CHAIR=S REPORT:
TABLED ITEMS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: Scheduling of Ethics Presentation – Mr. Frybort will contact Erik Lindquist and attempt to schedule a presentation for the April meeting. BOARD ROUND TABLE ADJOURNED 6:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Chris Swope, City Clerk Date Minutes Placed on File: