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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

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• Ethics Advisory Commission on April 16, 2024.

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• Welcome to the meeting. Today's meeting of the Ethics Advisory Commission for the City of Dallas. It is 9 37, uh, am on Tuesday
• number two, which is the approval of minutes of the January, January 23rd, uh, 2024 Ethics Advisory Commission, special called

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• , Sanitation Department in connection with the Ethics Advisory Commission Hearing Panel's finding of

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• determining final sanctions against Alexandria Gomer, former employee sanitation department in connection with the Ethics Advisory Commission, hearing
• panel of the Ethics Advisory Commission. Because the respondent is no longer current city employee, the code requires
• because she supervises the Inspector General. Good morning. On February 22nd, a panel of the Ethics Advisory Commission convened
• the Ethics Advisory Commission hearing panel Been moved in Sary discussion, Madam Chair. Um, I have just a little
• , Mr. Mayor. Agenda item 38 is a resolution determining final sanctions against Alandra Gilmer, former employee sanitation department, in connection with the Ethics Advisory Commission hearing panel's finding of a violation of chapter or violations of chapter 12. A Code of
• Ethics of the Dallas City Code. This is your item, Mr. Mayor. Members, this item is a resolution determining final sanctions against a former city employee who was found to have violated certain provisions of the Code of Ethics by a panel of the Ethics Advisory Commission. Because
• conflict on this item because she supervises the Inspector General. Good morning. On February 22nd, a panel of the Ethics Advisory Commission convened to adjudicate the complaint filed against a former former employee of Sanitation Services. The complaint was
• Advisory Commission hearing panel. Been moved and seconded. Any discussion, Madam Chair? I have just a little bit of discussion. You have five minutes. Well, this is the first time this has come to us since we have started the inspector general office. And
• standards and whether remedial action has been taken that will mitigate the adverse effects of the violation, this item requires a motion to approve the final sanction. Chair Mendelsohn you recognized for a motion? I move to approve the sanctions recommended by the Ethics
• , Mr. Mayor. Agenda item 38 is a resolution determining final sanctions against Alandra Gilmer, former employee sanitation department, in connection with the Ethics Advisory Commission hearing panel's finding of a violation of chapter or violations of chapter 12. A Code of
• Ethics of the Dallas City Code. This is your item, Mr. Mayor. Members, this item is a resolution determining final sanctions against a former city employee who was found to have violated certain provisions of the Code of Ethics by a panel of the Ethics Advisory Commission. Because
• conflict on this item because she supervises the Inspector General. Good morning. On February 22nd, a panel of the Ethics Advisory Commission convened to adjudicate the complaint filed against a former former employee of Sanitation Services. The complaint was
• Advisory Commission hearing panel. Been moved and seconded. Any discussion, Madam Chair? I have just a little bit of discussion. You have five minutes. Well, this is the first time this has come to us since we have started the inspector general office. And
• standards and whether remedial action has been taken that will mitigate the adverse effects of the violation, this item requires a motion to approve the final sanction. Chair Mendelsohn you recognized for a motion? I move to approve the sanctions recommended by the Ethics

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• lost my page here, the City's Ethics Advisory Commission. Uh, Mr. Perkins currently chairs the city's Ethics Advisory Commission. Uh
• joint proposal of the Ethics Reform Task Force and the Ethics Advisory Commission, which I understand now also enjoys
• going to repeat what Mr. Powers has already said. Uh, I, I just, the, the role of the Ethics Advisory Commission is
• this, the support of the original proposing body, which, which I chaired the Ethics Advisory Commission, which Mr. Perkins