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f�� � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Department Approval Date: January 6, 2014 Item No.: 10.a City Manager Approval ��-�>-�- Item Description: Consider Proposed Changes by the Ethics Commission to the Roseville Ethics Code BACKGROUND For the past several meetings, the Roseville Ethics Commission has been discussing some potential changes to the Roseville Ethics Code with the Ciry Attorney to put more clarity on what would be considered an ethics violation for Public Officials. Specifically they are looking to amend the Section 3, paragraphs B and M to read as follows: (New language bolded and underlined). Section 3. Ethical Considerations B. Use of Confidential Information. No Public Official shall use information gained as a Public Official which is not generally made available to and/or is not known to the public, to directly or indirectly gain anything of value, or for the benefit of anv other person or entitv; nor shall anv Public Official make such information available when it would be reasonablv foreseeable that a nerson or entitiv would benefit from it. M. Official Action. No Public Official shall take an official action or attempt to influence anv rp ocess which will benefit any person or entity where such Public Official would not have otherwise have taken such action but for the Public Official's family relationship, friendship, or business relationship with such person or entity. The City Attorney has reviwed the proposed changes and is supportive of the amendments. In addition, the Ethics Commission would like to have a discussion with the Ciry Council regading the handling of alleged violations detailed in Chapter 5 of the Ethics Code. The Ethics Commission has some concerns about the process including the data privacy restrictions that � may be present when an ethics complaint is filed. The Commissoin fears that the process may limit their abiliry to make a recommendation to the City Council based on the `clear and � convincing evidence' standard. The Commission would also like to discuss what the role of the Commission is when a filed ethics complaint involves the City Manager, a City Council member, � or the entire City Council. Finally, the Commission is interested in exploring language changes to the code that would allow them to dismiss or allow a complaint to be withdrawn once filed � without making a recommendation to the City Council. Members of the Ethics Commission will be in attendance at the January 6th meeting to discuss Page 1 of 2