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�'��I��:I�i�� fl To: Neal Beets, City Manager From: Mayor John Kysylyczyn RE: Correction and clarification of Mr. Burrell June 27, 2001 document to the EthicsCommission At the June 26, 2001, City Council meeting, I referred three items to Mr. Burrell for referral to the Roseville Ethics commission. In reference to his June 27, 2001 memo, only two items were actually referred. The third item discussed at the City Council meeting, still requires referral by your ofFCe to the Ethics Commission. The issue is based on comments contained in Mr. Lambert's letter of June 22, 2001. In Mr. Lambert's letter, he references a meeting that occurred during the 2000 Legislative Session, which involved a TIF issue that was contained in a major bill. In this meeting, City Manager Steve Sarkozy, Finance Director Ed Burrell, Council Member Dean Maschka, and City Attorney Joel Jamnik, met with Senator John Hottinger and Senator Sandra Pappas. Critical issues in my complaint are directly related to this meeting, which is part of this overall TIF issue. Therefore Sarkozy, Burrell, Maschka, and Jamnik are to be considered subjects of this ethics complaint, and therefore will be treated as "under investigation" until this issue is resolved. Specific questions related to this meeting referenced by Mr. Lambert need to be answered. First, under what policy directive of the City Council was Mr. Maschka acting under? To date, Mr. Maschka has been unable to produce even one document showing a Council policy position on this 2000 Legislative session bill. Furthermore, Mr. Maschka has not produced any evidence showing that this issue was even discussed with the Council. Second, it is recognized that Council members are citizens and therefore have a right to lobby on any issue that interests them. Under what authority though has Mr. Maschka acted under, which allows him to utilize taxpayer paid employees on what appears to be a personal lobbying effort? Ethics Resolution Section 3(K): Public Funds, etc. No public o�Cial shall use public funds, personnel, facilities or equipment for private gain or political campaignactivities.