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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Roseville <br />Ethics Commission Meeting Minutes <br />October 22, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br />Call to Order: <br />Chairperson Luann Pederson called the meeting to order at 6:40 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br />LuAnne Pederson, Melissa Weldon, Patrick Schmidt <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br />Duane Cady <br /> <br />Others Present: <br />City Manager Bill Malinen, C ity Attorney Scott Anderson <br /> <br />Review training outline for November 13, 2008 Ethics Training <br />City Attorney Anderson presented a memo randum dated October 22, 2008, outlining his <br />proposed topics to be covered. By cons ensus, the Commission supported the outline, <br />with the suggestions of: <br />1) providing some City history and case exam ples on Ethics & the C ode and the role of <br />the Commission; and <br />2) utilizing some situati onal questions and answers to be interspersed into the <br />presentation. <br /> <br />Mandatory Ethics Training <br />The Commission discussed the challenges th at arise by attempting to make Ethics <br />training a mandatory event for those cove red by the code. By consensus, the <br />Commission agreed: <br />1) that it is important to keep people as in formed about the Ethics Code as possible; <br />2) that the current sign-off receipt and rec ognition of responsibility to read and review <br />training materials should c ontinue to be used; and <br />3) that the Commission will not continue to further the concept of mandatory ethics <br />training. <br /> <br />Informal Ethics Opinion <br />The City Attorney reported on an informal et hics opinion that was requested of him by an <br />employee subject to the Ethics Code. He reported on the situation, how he posed <br />questions to help understand the situation facing the employee, and how the employee <br />acted appropriately in seeking the opinion. <br /> <br />