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Options: The City Council may - by verbal motion -- move to Approve the recommendation of the Ethics Commission and dismiss the 7uly 3 ethics complaint of Mayor John Kysylyczyn against a) Finance Director Ed Burrell, b) City Attorney Joel Jamnik, c) Council Member Dean Mashka, and d) former City Manager Steve Sarkozy 2. Modifv the recommendations of the Ethics Commission in some respect, such as by a) dismissing the complaint as to certain respondents but not others; or b) dismissing the complaint but issuing some form of counseling letter to one or more of the persons who are the subjects of the complaint. 3. Reject the recommendations of the Ethics Commission and take some action other than dismissal of the complaint. For example, the City Council could remand the complaint back to the Ethics Commission for further investigation of some aspect of the complaint. Furthermore, the City Council could reverse the Ethics Commission. This result requires a finding by the City Council that the Ethics Commission abused its discretion and that the record before the Commission clearly supports a conclusion that one or more of the respondents has committed an ethics violation. Consistent with this option, the Council would formally find that a particular person has violated a particular section of the Ethics Resolution, and the Council could explore some further disciplinary proceeding or criminal investigation as to that person or persons. 4. Continue this agenda item until Ms. Pease can attend, until substitute legal counsel for NIr. Jamnik is retained, until both of the foregoing occurs, or until the Council has had additional time to consider this matter. In addition, Section 5(a) of Resolution 8593, seems to indicate that the City Council may take "no action" respecting the Report and Recommendation of the Ethics Commission. That section says Results of the investigation of the Ethics Commission sha11 be reported to the City Council along with the Commission's recommendation for disposition. Thereafter, the City Council sha11 take appropriate action which may include censure of a Council Member, discipline of City Manager, or no action. Of course, if the Council wishes to take no action, no motion is necessary. It is uncertain what effect the absence of Council action has on the pendency of the complaint. Let me know if you ha�e any questions.