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1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1'7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2'7 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3'7 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Ethics Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Page 6 Chair Lehman thanked speakers for their attendance and public comments, and noted that the Commission would take it under advisement and consult with the City Council moving forward at their next joint meeting. 11I. Approve Minutes of May 13, 2015 Commissioner Anderson moved to approve the May 13, 2015 minutes, seconded by Commissioner Becker. Ayes A11: Motion passed 1V. Group Discussion: Ethics readings Chair Lehman referenced various readings and articles of dividual commissioners for group discussion, and forward� Commissioners discussed the various articles and ent, perceived, or obvious conflicts of interest bas�, i- e�xetatlon ot potential, appar- Discussion included conflicts with ernployment, adv�"�''��and lobbying efforts; private and public differentials and positions specific to regula�'''� �� sinesses or industries; im- portance of public perception when s�rving as a public o�cial no matter the i�ntent� and �a��,,,; , > valid concerns of the public in thos�p��+��t��ns and ,higher and broader transparency needed in most instances. Further discussion included part-time st�tius for most state legislators versus a more full- time status for legislators at the nationallevel; those areas that should be common se�nse i/%� or obvious not alway��,� �,observed, s�,�luences of situations often affecting the percep- i ,,i tion; and the chal��iges o/ ocial med�and email with government ethics based on per- „ sonal versus r' e. �/%�eta of State Hila Clinton � and the extra caution p � ,,��% � gi% ��,i,,„ �Y �Y � needed in cla�fif �}�f��; �i��e �social media postings are personal or based on your posi- ��i, tion; and whether o�� r;they should be posted at all depending on their nature, content, and/or i�� ,,,,, /��///////////� litional disc��ion ensued related to social media best policies or ethical policies ver- ,; First Amen '�� ent rights specific to serving as a government official; the need to keep ;; � things pr��'ate with day-to-day operations and avoid blurring that line. Dur�"f�'�'�� "ussion of the value expressed by individual commissioners in NextDoor.com, and w'�� er or not the city had a policy on how they handled posting to it, City Manager Trud 'eon clarified that this was run by a private firm, not the city, and the City held the position to use it sparingly only for sporadic posting of events or information to avoid usurping neighborhood communications. City Manager Trudgeon noted that often the city became aware of a topic or issue after-the-fact when a resident sought a response and the City wasn't aware of the issue beforehand. Comments by individual commissioners included the apparent low-key, helpful nature of NextDoor.com and accountability of it.