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Home My WebLink AboutBennettJames Affidavit Disclosure 2013 s rNc CITY OF LANSING AFFIDAVIT OF DISCLOSURE ICHICG, TO: CITY CLERK, DATE: CITY ATTORNEY or BOARD OF ETHICS 1 3 Aw,,.L.S &5n/r/tc-V— make the following disclosure under oath: (Name) PLEASE CHECK THE BOX AND FILL IN THE APPROPRIATE BLANKS FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS Yes No 1. ❑ I am an ❑elected or❑appointed ❑ officer or❑employee of the City of Lansing holding the position of in the Department ❑ 1 am an immediate family member related to an elected or appointed officer or employee of the City of Lansing named , holding the position of in the Department ❑ I am a Business Associate of an elected or appointed officer or employee of the City of Lansing.named holding the position of in the Department. 2. ❑ 1K I may derive income or benefit directly or indirectly from the bidding of, negotiation of, solicitation of or entry into a contract with the City or from and City action detailed below. (Charter 5-505.1) ❑ K I may have a conflict between a personal interest and the public interest, the nature of which is disclosed below. (Charter 5-505.2) [Chapter 2.90.04(I) of the Code of Ordinances] ❑ I may have a financial interest in a matter proposed to be acted upon by the City of Lansing as described below. [Chapter 290.04(I) of the Code of Ordinances] ❑ I make this disclosure because of a possible appearance that I may be in violation of' or in conflict with the City of Lansing Ethics "Ordinance as provided for in the Code of Ordinances and in the City Charter. 3. My City of Lansing position is: kr Full-time ❑ Part-time (less than 25 hours/wk) ❑ Unpaid 4. PLEASE DESCRIBE/N DETAIL YOUR REASON(S)FOR SUBMITTING THIS DISCLOSURE AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK A CONFLICT MAYWAY NOT EXIST. I hereby certify that this disclosure is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. The foregoing Affidavit of Disclosure was executed on this / s r-day of IAA 0- , 20_. _ Signed State of Michigan, County of NL_ Subscribed and sworn to before me this P"' %aayof , 20 Notary Public/or Deputy Clerk MO MMA WCHO M9E& NOTARY PUBLIC-STAFF OF MICHIGAN County, Michigan INGHAM COUNTY / MY commission Expires Noven,her 7,2018 My Commission Expires: Acting in the ccunty of INGHAM TO: Ethics Board FROM:James Bennett RE: Possible Appearance of Conflict of Interest—Registered Rental Property at 943 Dakin Street Please see attached email of April 8, 2013 to the City Attorney outlining the background of the situation. Please see attached email of April 9, 2013 to the City Attorney with the disclosure document presented to the Code Compliance Officers and Code Compliance Office Staff on April 15, 2013 (the first work day that I was Interim Manager of Code Compliance). QUESTIONS: Is this sufficient as an update to my 1996 disclosure? Is the disclosure made to the Code Officers and Staff, and the change in the "chain of command" regarding 943 Dakin sufficient to resolve the matter? Please advise me on what additional steps, if any,the Ethics Board would like me to take. Thank You, James E. Bennett Bennett, Jim From: Bennett,Jim Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 11:01 AM To: McIntyre,Janene Cc: Bob Johnson (robertjohnson@lansingmi.gov); Scott Sanford (scott.sanford@lansingmi.gov) Subject: Opinion Needed—Ethics Board Disclosure Ms. McIntyre, Background: My wife and I own a residential rental property within the City. When I transferred from Community Development to the Building Safety Office in 1996 1 made the disclosure to the Ethics Board. From that time until the present I did not have any supervisory duties involving the code officers that would be doing the rental inspections etc. We have maintained the registration and certification of the property continuously since before I came to work for the City. My current certification expires-9/1/13. Question: On April 12th I will become the Interim Manager of Building Safety and Code Compliance and the Building Official. As such I will have supervisory duties for code compliance. Bob Johnson is aware of this situation. Do I need to update my disclosure? If so, what is the process for doing this? In the meantime Mr. Johnson and I will develop a "work around" concerning my property to address this issue. Thanks, Jim Jim Bennett, C.B.O. Chief Plan Review Analyst Building Safety Office City of Lansing 316 N. Capitol Ave., Suite C-1 Lansing, MI 48933-1238 (517)483-4155 (517)377-0169 Fax Building Safety Office Customer Service Counter Hours Monday through Thursday 7:30 AM to 4:30PM Closed Friday 1 Web Page http://pIandevelopment.citvoflansingmi.com/bldgsafety/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email contains information from the sender that may be CONFIDENTIAL, LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, PROPRIETARY or otherwise protected from disclosure. This email is intended for use only by the person or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, printing, or any action taken in reliance on the contents of this email, is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sending party by replying in an email to the sender, delete the email from your computer system and shred any paper copies of the email you printed. z Bennett, Jim From: Bennett,Jim Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 3:46 PM To: McIntyre, Janene Cc: Bob Johnson (robert Johnson@lansingmi.gov) Subject: Code Compliance Office - 943 Dakin Disclosure Attachments: 943 Dakin Disclosure to Code Compliance.pdf Please see attached. Jim Bennett, C.B.O. Chief Plan Review Analyst Building Safety Office City of Lansing 316 N. Capitol Ave., Suite C-1 Lansing, MI 48933-1238 (517)483-4155 (517)377-0169 Fax Building Safety Office Customer Service Counter Hours Monday through Thursday 7:30 AM to 4:30PM Closed Friday Web Page http:%/plandevelopment.citvoflansingmi.com/bldgsafety/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email contains information from the sender that may be CONFIDENTIAL, LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, PROPRIETARY or otherwise protected from disclosure.This email is intended for use only by the person or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying, distribution, printing, or any action taken in reliance on the contents of this email, is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sending party by replying in an email to the sender, delete the email from your computer system and shred any paper copies of the email you printed. 1 S 1G Department of Planning and „ Neighborhood. Development 316 N.Capitol Ave.,Suite C-1—Lansing,MI 48933-1238—(517)483-4355—Fax(517)377.0169 Robert Johnson,Director www.cityoflansingmi.com Virg Bernero,Mayor Building Safety Office April 9,2013 Christine Segerlind,C.B.O. t Building Safety Manager TO: Code Compliance Officers and Premise Officers FROM:Jim Bennett Plan Review Analysts Jim Bennett,C.B.O.,Chief Jon Snyder RE: 943 Dakin Street—Parcel 33-01-01-22-204-101 I am the owner of the above registered rental property.As this could be seen as a conflict of interest,I must maintain an arm's length relationship with the Code Compliance Office regarding this Building Tnsaectors property. Therefore,it is imperative that all of you treat this Steve Swan,C.B.O.,Chief Ralph Gregus property as you would any other property in the City. Doug Halstead You should direct any questions or concerns in this regard to Scott Sanford who will report directly to Bob Johnson on any matters Plumbing Inspectors pertaining to the property. Frank Eirosius,Chief David Burton Thank you, Jim Electrical Inspectors Brian Carter,Chief Chris Blackbum Mechanical Inspectors Brian Shields,Chief Cal Baxter i