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f�� � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: July 14, 2014 Item No.: 10.a Department Approval City Manager Approval ��..�- Item Description: Joint Meeting with Ethics Commission and Consideration of Proposed Changes by the Ethics Commission to the Roseville Ethics Code BACKGROUND Each year, the Ethics Commission meets with the City council to discuss topics of mutual interest. The Commission would like to discuss the following topics: • Recap of the 2014 Ethics Training • Proposed Change to Roseville Ethics Code Amendment to Roseville Ethics Code At their last meeting in May, the Roseville Ethics Commission discussed a change to the Ethics Code that would outline the process for an ethics complaint to be withdrawn. Specif'ically they are looking to amend the Section 5, by creating paragraph H to read as follows: Section 5. Handling Alleged Violations of Code of Ethics. H. A complainant mav withdraw a complaint in writin� with the Citv Mana�er or City Attornev filed under this code at anv time. Unless the Citv Council directs otherwise, Cit�personnel need not take anv further action in accordance with the Code after such withdrawal. Once acce�tance bv the Citv Council has been �ranted, the Citv Attornev or Citv Mana�er shall provide notice to the complainant, the subject of the complaint if appro�riate, and the Ethics Commission that the withdrawal has been acce�ted. The City Attorney has reviewed the proposed changes and is supportive of the amendments. Members of the Ethics Commission will be in attendance at the July 14 meeting to discuss their thoughts with the City Council. POLICY OBJECTIVE The Roseville Ethics Code has been created to maintain ethical standards to guide Public Officials in the transaction of public business. A periodic review of the code to make sure that it is still relevant, clear, and enforceable is appropriate. BUDGET IMPLICATIONS �G� Page 1 of 2