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Excerpt from 5/18/09 Roseville City Council Meeting Minutes 10.a Joint Meeting with the Ethics Commission Mayor Klausing welcomed Ethics Commis sion members present: Chair LuAnne Pederson and Commissioner David Horsager. Ms. Pederson extended apologies from othe r Commissioners who were unable to attend tonight’s meeting; and thanked Councilmembe rs for providing an opportunity on an annual basis for these joint meetings for Commissions to update Councilmembers of accomplishments over the last year, and to re ceive any additional City Council direction for the upcoming year. Ms. Pederson briefed Councilmembers on th e Commission’s productive year and their ongoing and important goal for the Ethics Comm ission to keep the Ethics Code and its principles in front of everyone. Ms. Pederson reviewed the annual training seminar, per Ethics Code, for new public officials, as well as inviting ot hers. Ms. Pederson noted that, at the last joint meeting of the Commission and City Council, there had be en discussion as to whether the annual training be made mandat ory for all elected and appointed officials, as well as staff; however, Ms. Pederson advised that, after review and exploration by the Commission, they were recommending to the City Council that the training not be mandatory. Ms. Pederson advised that the last two years of training had been well -attended; that the training had been video-taped and made available to any interested parties and those unable to attend in person; and that new public officials received an orientation packet, compiled by the City’s Administration office that included a DVD of the training session, as well as all other Ethics materials. Ms. Pederson opined that the Commission had concluded that the current system should suffice without making the training mandatory. Ms. Pederson advised that this year’s training, currently under discussion with the City Manager, would again use the City Attorney ’s office to provide that training. Ms. Pederson recognized City Attorney Anderson for providi ng the training for the last two sessions; and extended the Commission’s apprec iation for the excellent nature of that training. Ms. Pederson noted that this was part of the City Attorney’s retainer to provide this training, allowing for no additional cost to the City. Ms. Pederson advised that this year’s training was scheduled for November 2009, with rationale to provide training immediately prior to Christmas and the gift -giving season; and not ed that, while City Attorney Anderson had provided excellent tr aining the last two years, the Commission had requested another attorney from their firm for this year’s training in order to allow for a fresh perspective to thos e having attended previously. Discussion among Councilmembers and Commi ssioners included whether it would be advantageous for the annual training to remain as one large group or whether to break into smaller groups allowing attendees to speak more freely in a smaller and less intimidating group; the value of the training.