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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 17, 2010 Page 8 Mayor Klausing questioned whether the Commission's question on what consti- tuted a seminar was based on whether e -mail notification would be incompliance with the Ethics Code resolution as adopted, with Chair Weldon responding affir- matively. Mayor Klausing advised that he had no definitive response on the intent of what constituted a seminar, and expressed his personal support of an annual training event in April rather than November, and concurred that April was preferable to accommodate those new Advisory Commissioners coming on board, as well as not being held close to the holidays. Mayor Klausing further opined that, with newly elected officials coming on in January, training in April would allow them to be involved in a few meetings and deal with practical rather than abstract is- sues. Councilmember Johnson noted the convenience of ethics webinars currently available, and the ability for individuals to make time within their schedule for those options rather than a scheduled training date, and suggested that this may provide for more participation. Councilmember Johnson noted the merit of meet- ing as a group, but suggested other available options also be considered; and spoke in support of the practical sense of deferring 2010 training until April of 2011. Chair Weldon noted the cost of webinars with the current budget constraints, but offered the Commission's review of available options to consider their content and applicability, as well as enticing participation. City Manager Malinen noted information suggested by Chair Weldon that was available through "cityethics.org," and advised that the City would be adding a link to the City's website for access to their monthly articles, allowing for more regular exposure on ethics issues. Chair Weldon noted that this would provide ethics training on the "big e- level" and offered general guidance, but noted that the Commission was required to train specific to the City's Ethics Code, and that the Commission would ensure that such training continued. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of changing this year's training to April of 2011; and opined that, if the intent of the training was to teach the City of Rose ville's Code of Ethics, it didn't make sense to hire outside presenters, but sug- gested in -house trainers be used. Councilmember Ihlan further suggested that training could be provided through the local academic community on various top- ics, probably for a modest honorarium as part of their pro bono activities, and could provide for some interesting and timely topics. Councilmember Johnson concurred.