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Attachment A Kari Collins Subject: FW: Online Form Submittal: Commission Application The following form was submitted via your website: Commission Application Please check commission applying for: Ethics Commission If Other, please list name: How did you learn about this Commission position?: Other If Other, please describe: Currently serving commission member This application is for:: Reappointment If this is a student application, please list your grade: Name:: Benjamin Lehman Add ress:: City, State, Zip: Roseville, MN 55113 Phone Number:: Email address:: How many years have you lived in Roseville?: 9 Work Experience (especially as it relates to the Commission/Board for which you are applying): Unemployment Law Judge / Project Consultant at Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development / Unemployment Insurance division from 2004 to 2010 Contract Attorney / Discovery Specialist Education:: Juris Doctorate - William Mitchell College of Law 2006 Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and German Studies - University of Minnesota 2001 Civic and Volunteer Activities (Past and Present):: Precinct Chair / Communications Committee Co-Chair - SD42 DFL Central Committee Please state your reasons for wanting to serve on the Commission/Board:: I wish to continue serving on the Ethics Commission for an additional three-year term to help facilitate additions and improvements to the Roseville Ethics Code. What is your view of the role of this Commission/ Board?: My view of the role of the Ethics Commission is that it serves primarily as an educational and advisory commission on ethical considerations. The main role of the Commission is to help plan and facilitate yearly training for all Roseville Public Officials - Commission members, Council Members, and certain city staff. Additionally, should there be a complaint filed, it is the Ethics Commission role to receive the report of the City Attorney or City Manager and make a recommendation to the City Council for further action. Any further information you would like the City Council to consider or that you feel is relevant to the appointment or reappointment you are seeking.: I understand that information provided in this application may be distributed by the City to the public including, but not limited to, being posted on the City of Roseville website. I agree to waive any and all claims under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, or any other applicable state and federal law, that in any way related to the