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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 30, 2015 Page 29 Mayor Roe concurred, noting complaints would be received from the City Man- ager or City Attorney as applicable to pass on to the ultimate decision-maker, still the City Council. Councilmember Etten asked if Mayor Roe still envisioned the Ethics Commission meeting annually to discuss their responsibilities as an educational piece as they understand their role in this situation or how they still functioned within the city. Mayor Roe stated that wasn't a bad idea; and that would provide some orienta- tion, unless that information was provided to commissions ahead of time to de- termine commissioner interest in volunteering for that role. Mayor Roe stated it would need defining what that role was if such a process was undertaken, such as a one-time meeting to get to the basics or mechanics of that role. Councilmember Laliberte stated she envisioned it as something added to the Uni- form Commission Code for annual appointment by each commission to appoint one person to serve in that capacity. Mayor Roe suggested amending the Ethics Commission Code language to address establishment and membership and potential term, but deferred comment on that to staff or the City Attorney as to whether or not the Uniform Commission Code was the appropriate place. Councilmember McGehee stated her agreement with the orientation idea and Councilmember Laliberte's idea whereby each commission packet would define a process with members coming from those various commissions to provide that function, along with a straightforward statement of how the City handled ethics complaints and the process for doing so. Councilmember McGehee opined that an additional benefit would be familiarizing one additional person on each com- mission with ethics issues and the process involved. Mayor Roe agreed that was a good point. Councilmember Willmus stated he was intrigued by the idea and could find no reservations at this time. Mayor Roe suggested the next step would be to direct staff to return with pro- posed code language. City Manager Trudgeon duly noted that directive, requesting additional thought on staff's part in how to translate that intent to code. Without objection, Mayor Roe directed staff to review code language and recom- mend a process telated to the concept of a standing Ethics Committee as outlined.