HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Ethics Commission_11.08.2021Minutes of a Meeting of the
Ethics Commission
Of the City of Georgetown
November 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM
At City Hall Community Room — 808 Martin Luther King Jr. Street
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Michelle Sparkman, Mayoral representative; Bill Locke, District 1 representative; Bill Connor,
District 2 representative; Thomas Rice, District 3 representative (via Zoom); Stephanie Blanck,
District 5 representative; and Dawn Korman, District 6 representative were all present. Jade
Doss, District 7 representative was absent and there was no current member representing District
3. Robyn Densmore, City Secretary and staff liaison; Skye Masson, City Attorney; and Caroline
Stewart, Assistant City Attorney were also in attendance.
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request
of the Chair, a Board Member, the City Manager in his capacity as General Manager of the Ethics
Commission, the Assistant City Manager, or legal counsel for any purpose authorized by the
Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551, and are subject to action in the
Regular Session that follows:
REGULAR SESSION
A. Call Meeting to Order -- Robyn Densmore, Board Liaison
Densmore called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
B. Discussion regarding future agendas and meeting dates and times -- Robyn Densmore,
Board Liaison
This item was discussed prior to Item D. The committee decided to aim for a Monday,
January 10w, 2022 meeting and try to meet on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m.
C. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2019
meeting -- Dawn Korman, Board Vice -Chair
Motion by Blank and second by Korman to approve the minutes as presented.
Approved 4-0 with Locke abstaining as he was not presented at the previous meeting.
D. Review and discussion of the current Ethics Ordinance -- Skye Masson, City Attorney
Masson provided a presentation and reviewed the current ordinance in detail. General
discussion among board members and staff regarding when Council recuses from items;
how mutual funds effect participation on boards; and the scope of the committee
requirements. Staff agreed to provide mutual fund information to the board. General
discussion on the history of the Ethics Committee and how complaints would be handled
should they arise. Ethics Committee members noted that they would like to know what
portions of the State Law apply to the City regarding ethics. They also asked about
changes that had been made to the Ethics Ordinance for clarity. Masson noted that the
biggest areas of concern were related to wanting clarity related to conflict of interest and
clarity wanted related to the acceptance of gifts. Staff provided clarification on the
process for how an ethics complaint would be handled.
E. Adjourn -- Dawn Korman, Board Vice -Chair
Motion by Korman, second by Blanck.
Approved 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
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