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City of Roseville Ethics Commission Meeting Minutes October 22, 2008 Call to Order: Chairperson LuAnne Pederson called the meeting to order at 6:40 Members Present: LuAnne Pederson, Melissa Weldon, Patrick Schmidt Members Absent: Duane Cady Others Present: City Manager Bill Malinen, City Attorney Scott Anderson Review training outline for November 13, 2008 Ethics Training City Attorney Anderson presented a memorandum dated October 22, 2008, outlining his proposed topics to be covered. By consensus, the Commission supported the outline, with the suggestions of- 1) providing some City history and case examples on Ethics & the Code and the role of the Commission; and 2) utilizing some situational questions and answers to be interspersed into the presentation. Mandatory Ethics Training The Commission discussed the challenges that arise by attempting to make Ethics training a mandatory event for those covered by the code. By consensus, the Commission agreed: 1) that it is important to keep people as informed about the Ethics Code as possible; 2) that the current sign -off receipt and recognition of responsibility to read and review training materials should continue to be used; and 3) that the Commission will not continue to further the concept of mandatory ethics training. Informal Ethics Opinion The City Attorney reported on an informal ethics opinion that was requested of him by an employee subject to the Ethics Code. He reported on the situation, how he posed questions to help understand the situation facing the employee, and how the employee acted appropriately in seeking the opinion.