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• nominees for individual appointment To the Ethics Advisory Commission, Lauren Melton is being nominated by Deputy Mayor
• item 50 is appointments to boards and commissions. This afternoon. You only have individual appointments. Your nominees for individual appointment to the Ethics Advisory Commission. Lauren Melton is being nominated by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Bazaldua. Miss Melton
• item 50 is appointments to boards and commissions. This afternoon. You only have individual appointments. Your nominees for individual appointment to the Ethics Advisory Commission. Lauren Melton is being nominated by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Bazaldua. Miss Melton

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• Special Ethics Advisory Commission on January 29, 2025

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• Good. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this morning's Ethics Advisory Commission meeting. It is 9 37, uh, am on Wednesday
• speakers. All right. Thank you. Item two is the approval of minutes of the July 16th 24, uh, ethics Advisory Commission meeting
• the next agenda item. Uh, and that is a review and approval of the, of the Ethics Advisory Commission 2024 annual
• out to me, Ms. Morrison, is there's no co-chair for the, uh, ethics advisory commission. Should there be one? Uh

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• Ethics Advisory Commission. Grant Schmidt is being nominated by Council Member Resendez. Mr. Schmidt meets the possess a
• . Your nominee for individual appointment to the Ethics Advisory Commission grant Schmidt is being nominated by Council Member Resendez Mr. Schmitz. Meets the possessed a Juris Doctorate degree from an from an institution of higher learning. This is your nominee, Mr
• . Your nominee for individual appointment to the Ethics Advisory Commission grant Schmidt is being nominated by Council Member Resendez Mr. Schmitz. Meets the possessed a Juris Doctorate degree from an from an institution of higher learning. This is your nominee, Mr

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• to file with the Ethics Advisory Commission. We run that by executive leadership on the seventh floor
• Ethics Advisory Commission on an, on an administrative ethics charge. Yes. So when you get on the, what

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• Ethics Advisory Commission on July 16, 2024.

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• All right. Good morning, folks. Uh, ladies and gentlemen, uh, welcome to the, uh, this morning's meeting of the Ethics Advisory Commission for
• . So the first matter of business is approval of the minutes for the April 16th, uh, ethics Advisory Commission, uh, regular
• license appeal board participated by video. So that should just say members of the Ethics Advisory Commission, I believe
• to be rehired, even if that is the recommendation of the, uh, ethics Advisory Commission. Is that right? Uh, Mr. Chair
• , I would say that the Ethics Advisory Commission should not be making recommendations on a former employee's eligibility of
• Advisory Commission, they do not, will not impact the decisions of the Civil Service Board in terms of their ability
• the city and, you know, try to get, try to get a vacant position. So the any recommendations by the Ethics

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• Ethics Advisory Commission Meeting: Evidentiary Hearing on June 27, 2024.

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• Is 9:39 AM on June 27th. This is an evidentiary hearing of the Ethics Advisory Commission. Uh, it's, the commission is now called to

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• some others are found throughout the city code. The Ethics Advisory Commission, for instance, is written into
• code. Most of them. Well, a lot of them are found in chapter two, but some others are found throughout the city code. The Ethics Advisory Commission, for instance, is written into chapter 12 a our code of ethics. So that's where that's created. So boards and
• code. Most of them. Well, a lot of them are found in chapter two, but some others are found throughout the city code. The Ethics Advisory Commission, for instance, is written into chapter 12 a our code of ethics. So that's where that's created. So boards and

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• that, when the, um, the Ethics Advisory Commission started exploring having an Inspector General, like so many
• we could get to this process at the charter, the Ethics Advisory Commission has come back to us
• our ethics advisory Commission did the research and brought it to this body, um, and, uh, that we
• and I think we need to listen to our Ethics Advisory Commission. And even if you don't agree
• with it, I think if nothing else goes before the voters, something that our own Ethics Advisory Commission came
• that our own ethics advisory commission came to us with and that we unanimously voted to support, uh
• seen recommendations come from the office, uh, the Ethics Advisory Commission that has been unanimously turned down
• structure to exist. And we have to pay for this conundrum that we would find ourselves in. Thank you. Miss Willis, you're recognized for five minutes. Thank you. So a couple of years ago, and really before that, when the the Ethics Advisory Commission started
• is a council appointed employee. For the time being, until we could get to this process at the charter, the Ethics Advisory Commission has come back to us to reiterate the need for this to be an independent reporting office to the City Council. And why? Well, some of
• . There is an existing budget. And so it just shifts over. So there's not an impact in that area to be felt. Keep in mind that because our Ethics Advisory Commission did the research and brought it to this body and that we set it up a couple of years ago, we had to
• listen to our ethics Advisory Commission. And even if you don't agree with it, I think if nothing else goes before the voters, something that our own ethics advisory commission came before us a couple of years ago, pointing us in the direction for this day, it this is it
• this office or not. It's about letting that office have the autonomy that our own ethics advisory commission came to us with and that we unanimously voted to support a couple of years ago. And so that is what I think that we can discuss it here, but that I think that decision about
• recommendation. In fact, I've seen recommendations come from the office, the Ethics Advisory Commission that have been unanimously turned down. So the fact that we got a recommendation does not mean that we are bound to move forward with that recommendation. And I think
• structure to exist. And we have to pay for this conundrum that we would find ourselves in. Thank you. Miss Willis, you're recognized for five minutes. Thank you. So a couple of years ago, and really before that, when the the Ethics Advisory Commission started
• is a council appointed employee. For the time being, until we could get to this process at the charter, the Ethics Advisory Commission has come back to us to reiterate the need for this to be an independent reporting office to the City Council. And why? Well, some of
• . There is an existing budget. And so it just shifts over. So there's not an impact in that area to be felt. Keep in mind that because our Ethics Advisory Commission did the research and brought it to this body and that we set it up a couple of years ago, we had to
• listen to our ethics Advisory Commission. And even if you don't agree with it, I think if nothing else goes before the voters, something that our own ethics advisory commission came before us a couple of years ago, pointing us in the direction for this day, it this is it
• this office or not. It's about letting that office have the autonomy that our own ethics advisory commission came to us with and that we unanimously voted to support a couple of years ago. And so that is what I think that we can discuss it here, but that I think that decision about
• recommendation. In fact, I've seen recommendations come from the office, the Ethics Advisory Commission that have been unanimously turned down. So the fact that we got a recommendation does not mean that we are bound to move forward with that recommendation. And I think

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• , the Ethics Advisory Commission is created in chapter 12 a, our code of ethics. Um, so this proposal for
• the task force that created this division and that was voted unanimously by the Ethics Advisory Commission members
• are created by ordinance. And, you know, they're they can be found throughout throughout the city code. Many of them are created in chapter two, which is our administrative chapter. But, you know, we we also have like the Ethics Advisory Commission is
• . Let me I need to hear that again on the record. I don't think it would be what I want. The motion that was made by the Chairman of the Task Force that created this division and that was voted unanimously by the Ethics Advisory Commission Members all
• are created by ordinance. And, you know, they're they can be found throughout throughout the city code. Many of them are created in chapter two, which is our administrative chapter. But, you know, we we also have like the Ethics Advisory Commission is
• . Let me I need to hear that again on the record. I don't think it would be what I want. The motion that was made by the Chairman of the Task Force that created this division and that was voted unanimously by the Ethics Advisory Commission Members all

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• member Willis. Mr. Michelson meets the general public special qualification to the Ethics Advisory Commission. Jad Meso
• the general public. Special qualification to the Ethics Advisory Commission. Jad. Meso is being nominated by council member Ridley. Mr.. Meso meets the possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an institution of higher learning. Special qualification
• the general public. Special qualification to the Ethics Advisory Commission. Jad. Meso is being nominated by council member Ridley. Mr.. Meso meets the possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an institution of higher learning. Special qualification