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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 I. II. City of �� E� � Minnes�rta, U5A Ethic Commission Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Call to Order Chair Ben Lehman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Public Comment Chair Ben Lehman; Members Matthew Becker, Todd Anderson, and Sheran Van Driest Member Norine Quick-Lindberg City Manager Patrick Trudgeon a. Kathy Ramundt, 1161 Laurie Road W Ms. Ramundt referenced an email she'd sent last Monday, attached hereto and rriade a paat hereof, and read if tonight for the record. In summary, Ms. Ramundt suggested two topics the Ethics Commission consider further building on and making the City of Roseville stronger and better. Recog- nizing that there would always be differences of opinion, Ms. Ramundt noted it was still important that people felt they were being heard and were being treated with respect; and asked the Ethics Commission to work with the City Council to adopt a Code of Conduct for council members, advisory commissioners or others appointed and representing the City. Ms. Ramundt read the dictionary definition of "ethics," noting she was not alone in making this request. Ms. Ramundt further noted that one of those residents, Ms. McCormick, had provided examples of eth- ics codes from other communities at a recent City Council meeting, with a vision to incorporate such a code into each oath of office and code of ethics opportunity. As the second part of her request, Ms. Ramundt asked the Ethics Commission to take the lead in developing a formal complaint process to further build on these positive efforts. Ms. Ramundt referenced a responding email she'd received from City Manager Trudgeon to that affect addressing the Ciry Council's recently adopted Policy of Expectations for Advisory Cominissioners. While opining such a policy served as a great starting point, Ms. Ramundt further opined that it didn't go far enough and needed to be broader and also cover paid and/or volunteer staff. Ms. Ramundt noted the need for residents to know who to contact if they were confronted with a situation they felt couldn't be resolved on their own; and a pro- cess that would be fair, consistent and handled in a respectful manner. Ms. Ra- mundt opined that began with a Code of Conduct, but without expectations of a Complaint Form, broader than just Commissioners, a policy without a process in place would be worthless.