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City of Roseville <br />Ethics Commission Meeting Minutes <br />Wednesday, February 11, 2015 <br />I. Call to Order <br />Chair Fjelstad called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. <br />Members Present: <br />Norine Quick-Lindberg, Matthew Becker, Margo Fjelstad, and Ben Lehman <br />Members Absent: <br />Nancy O'Brien <br />Others Present: <br />Patrick Trudgeon, City Manager; Mark Gaughan, City Attorney <br />II. Approve Minutes of November 12, 2014 <br />Lehman moved to approve the November 12, 2014 minutes, seconded by Becker. <br />Ayes All. <br />III. Group Discussion — Governmental Ethics in the News <br />The Ethics Commission talked about several recent newspaper articles regarding ethical <br />situations involving governmental officials. <br />IV. 2015 Ethics Training <br />City Manager Trudgeon reported that the date of the 2015 Ethics Training be held on <br />April 8, 201 starting at 6 pm. City Attorney Mark Gaughan will again be the presenter <br />this year. City Attorney Gaughan indicated that he will present information about the <br />Ethics Code and the process when a complaint is filed. City Attorney Gaughan also <br />indicated that he would provide scenarios of ethical situations for the participants to <br />discuss. It is anticipated that the presentation will be about an hour. Commissioner <br />Becker requested that a post-training survey be conducted with the participants. City <br />Manager Trudgeon confirmed that a survey would be sent to the participants. <br />V. New Commissioners Material <br />City Manager Trudgeon recommended that that new Commissioners be presented the <br />Ethics Code and Robert Weschler's publication "Local Government Ethics Programs in a <br />Nutshell". Ti-udgeon also indicated that he would provide an orientation to the new <br />Commissioners to review the material and answer any questions the new members have <br />about the role of the Ethics Commission. <br />