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III.7/14JointMeetingMinutes Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 14, 2014 Page 10 9.General Ordinances for Adoption 10.Presentations a.Joint Meeting with Ethics Commission and Consideration of Proposed Changes by the Ethics Commission to the Roseville Ethics Code Recognizing that only two members of the Ethics Commission were available to- night, City Manager Trudgeon noted that this was due to scheduling conflicts, and should not be taken as intent at offense by the City Council. Ethics Commission members present were Vice Chair Ben Lehman and Commis- sioners Nancy O’Brien. Vice Chair Lehman reviewed the recommendation of the Ethic Commission to the City Council for an amendment to the Roseville Ethics Code, as detailed in the RCA dated July 14, 2014; and followed several drafts to get to this final recom- mendation, subsequently approved by the City Attorney. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of the recommendation, and opined that, based on his viewing of the Commission meeting discussions, the final rec- ommendation made sense given the context from which if originated, and provid- ed a step in the right direction. Commissioner O’Brien reviewed the origination of the problem with a complaint received and subsequently withdrawn in 2012, with no process in place for ad- dressing withdrawal, while recognizing the need for the City Council to determine if it was appropriate to be withdrawn. Councilmember McGehee questioned if there were provisions made if something was ongoing and while the complainant wanted to withdraw, there could be a pro- cess for the City Council to take action. City Attorney Mark Gaughan responded that, based on his recollection of discus- sions, he had intentionally worded the amendment to address that option, with the City Council able to carry on a review of an allegation of their own volition as applicable and no matter if and when a complainant may withdraw their com- plaint. Laliberte moved, McGehee seconded, adopted Resolution No. 11163 (Attachment B) entitled, “A Resolution Amending the Code of Ethics for Public Officials in the City of Roseville (Resolution No. 10905);” amending Section 5 of the Code regarding withdrawal of ethics complaints. Mayor Roe offered a friendly amendment, accepted by the makers of the motion, amending language of the first sentence of Section 5, Item H as follows: