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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />S <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />1'7 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />2'7 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />3'7 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Ethics Commission Meeting Minutes <br />Wednesday, August 12, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />Ms. Ramundt noted she expected treatment with respect, and was surprised when <br />she observed or was the recipient of poor behavior; opining that she and other res- <br />idents felt it was a problem needing addressed for behavior expectations in the fu- <br />ture. Ms. Ramundt noted that 99% of those representing the City didn't need such <br />a policy or complaint process; however, she noted that the 1% could undermine <br />the good work of others. <br />Ms. Ramundt asked the Ethics Commission to help make <br />gested it may also be of interest to the Human Rights Co <br />broader effort is sought. � <br />�ppen, and sug- <br />on as well as a <br />, „ „ , <br />Chair Lehman thanked Ms. Ramundt for her int�,%st,'�and clari i;�, ��� specific <br />purpose in creating an Ethics Commission, r��� ���c� with a chec�� ed past for <br />some. Chair Lehman called upon City Man��er T geon for brlef comment on <br />,; , . <br />the history of how it was brought back a �� �'�� w the ��� ��� cs Commission could po- <br />tentially move forward with this request%� �///////j/�/ <br />�, ,, , <br />rty Manager Tru geon provi e a rle Istory ��� �� Et ics ommisslon m e- <br />fect in the 1990's and into ea� , 2000's, and then sbanded by the Citiy Council <br />in 2002 of 2003, until recons���C��� %�[�c���006 within a narrow scope as previously <br />noted. Mr. Trudgeon noted it was creat�d ���vith �a very specific purpose not identi- <br />fied as a Code of Conduct. As Ms: Ramundt mentioned from his responding e- <br />mail to her and the City Council had addressed as well, the Ethics Commission, <br />advisory to the Ci� Council, had �eceived no direction at this point to either <br />r,/ %� <br />change the E!� ���de or reviet�; and make recommendation for a separate pro- <br />� ,�� <br />cess andi� e, or t��'ake no act n. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the City Council was <br />the fina ;�� ision ,�,v� ��'�ggested this would be a good topic of discussion <br />�° o%;, �i,i,�, �i <br />at an up����, �joinf ineeting of the City Council and Ethics Commission at <br />� �, <br />which time ����tho�ughts and those of the City Council could be shared. Mr. <br />also'��� �� that the City Council received copies of ineeting minutes <br />�ro�����'� advis ��� commissions, and therefore would be aware of tonight's pub- <br />j����% ,�'. <br />lic com ts, which may or may not direct them moving forward. <br />�� <br />Chair I���� man asked Ms. Ramundt for her interpretation of the City Council's re- <br />spon�or reaction whe�n this had been raised previously; with Ms. Ramundt defer- <br />'" ' to Ms. Lisa McCormick for that report. <br />Lisa McCormick <br />In response, Ms. McCormick stated that on both occasions, the suggestion had <br />been well-received by the Cit�y Council. Ms. McCormick further reported that she <br />had also met with Mayor Roe and Councilmember Laliberte after their attendance <br />at a leadership conference and their presentation of those conference materials to <br />the full City Council on June 22, 2015 specific to core values addressed at the <br />conference and spurring conversation on this specific issue. While they appeared <br />