HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 05 08.minutes.Board of Ethics MINUTES LANSING CITY BOARD OF ETHICS REGULAR MEETING MAY 8, 2007 - 5:30 P.M. NINTH FLOOR CITY CLERK’S CONFERENCE ROOM, LANSING CITY HALL
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. in the Ninth Floor City Clerk’s Conference Room, City Hall, Lansing, Michigan. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ellen Sullivan, PhD Chairperson Don Cote
Ron Frybort Rev. LaSandra Jones ABSENT: Rev. John Folkers, Vice-Chairperson
Susan Grettenberger, PhD
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. Frybort to approve the agenda with the addition of officer
nominations under new business and the Statement of Financial Interests from Councilmember William Matt under Secretary’s Report.
MOTION CARRIED
SECRETARY=S REPORT: Approval of Minutes: Moved by Mr. Frybort to approve the minutes of March 13, 2007 with a spelling correction. MOTION CARRIED
Communications and Petitions sent and received since the last meeting: 1. Complaint 2007-001
Chief Deputy City Attorney Roberts indicated that the claim involves the City Attorney, so his office is prevented from performing an initial investigation into that portion of the complaint. He presented several options to the Board on how to proceed. Moved by Mr. Frybort to ask Chief Deputy City Attorney Roberts to investigate the complaint with respect to the Mr. Jemerson portion and provide more clarity on the issues involved. MOTION CARRIED
2. Statements of Financial Interests with no items listed from:
Brigham Smith, City Attorney M. Denise Griffin, Chief Deputy City Clerk Diana Bitely, Administrative Assistant, City Council Honorable Harold Leeman, Councilmember
Honorable Sandra Allen, Councilmember Honorable Tim Kaltenbach, Councilmember Arnold C. Yerxa, Internal Auditor, City Council Terese Horn, Legislative Assistant, City Council Karen Schmidt, Manager, City TV
Bernard Brantley, Commission Investigator, Human Relations and Community Services Terri Singleton, Director, Human Resources Randal Hannan, Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office Honorable Virg Bernero, Mayor
Renee Freeman, Office Manager, Mayor's Office
Murdock Jemerson, Director, Parks & Recreation Robert Johnson, Director, Planning & Neighborhood Development Chad Gamble, Director, Public Service
Moved by Mr. Cote to accept the Statements and place them on file with no further action needed. MOTION CARRIED
3. Statements of Financial Interests from:
Rhonda Jones, Corporate Secretary, Board of Water & Light Chris Swope, City Clerk
Honorable Brian Jeffries, Councilmember Honorable Carol Wood, Councilmember
Honorable Kathie Dunbar, Councilmember T. Dominic Cochran, Production Assistant, City TV Matthew Dingman, Assessor, Finance
Department Amy Kraus, Treasurer, Finance Department
W. Thomas Cochran, Fire Chief
Joan Jackson Johnson, Director, Human Relations and Community Services
Jerry Ambrose, Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office Joseph McDonald, Special Assistant, Mayor's
Office Mark Alley, Chief of Police
Richard Peffley, Interim General Manager, Board of Water & Light
William Matt, Councilmember
Moved by Mr. Frybort that the Clerk send a letter to City Council reminding them of the need to disclose
potential conflicts of interests in the budget process. MOTION CARRIED Moved by Ms. Jones to accept the Statements and place them on file with no further action needed. MOTION CARRIED
CITY ATTORNEY=S REPORT: none
CHAIR=S REPORT: none
TABLED ITEMS: none
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: none
NEW BUSINESS:
Officer Nominations – Ellen Sullivan and LaSandra Jones will serve as a nominating committee and bring nominations for Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who shall be elected at the first meeting in July.
BOARD ROUND TABLE
Clerk Swope announced that the Lugnuts outing will be August 4, pending approval of the Mayor. ADJOURNED 6:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Swope, City Clerk
Date Minutes Placed on File: