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From YouTube: City of Evanston Board of Ethics - 7/1/2020
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The break for Executive Session occurs around 1:37:30
A
Just
so,
everyone
is
aware,
since
the
camera
has
limited
range
in
the
our
Clark
shipment,
a
member
of
the
Board
of
Ethics,
myself
carried
my
Hoffs
acting
chair
from
the
March
meeting
and
your
Danvers
hockey
attorney
for
the
Board
of
Ethics.
We
are
socially
distance,
so
can't
see
everybody,
but
I
will
represent
you
all
that.
That
issue
is
that
in
this
room-
and
that
is
all
all
right
since
I
would
see
prior
acting
chair
I
would
go
ahead
and
gavel
us
in
and
call
us
to
order
and
check
that
we
have
quorum.
A
A
I'll
just
note
that
mark
Sheldon,
who
participated
as
a
memory
board
of
ethics
in
our
March
meeting,
had
made
the
decision
to
resign
for
the
Board
of
Ethics.
So
that
is
why
we
have
three
this
evening.
So
for
that
is
quorum
and
we'll
move
on
to
the
next.
On
the
agenda,
which
is
the
designation
of
the
acting
chair
and
chair.
B
C
E
A
Vote,
yes,
the
motion
carries
and
I
will
continue
in
the
role
of
acting
chair.
The
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
given
the
current
situation
of
where
the
state
of
Illinois
is
with
respect
to
the
command
I
can
demek
I
would
take
a
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
for
member
participation
electronically
or
by
telephone.
I.
A
E
A
A
A
E
A
C
A
G
You
so
I
know
everybody
has
reviewed
the
footage
from
the
October
12
1492
D
council
meeting
and
that's
being
discussed
today.
I
made
a
public
comment
on
this
day:
plotting
the
Ridgeville,
Park,
District
or
redacting
the
sections
of
their
outdated
1988
general
ordinance
that
gave
any
person
employed
for
security
police
powers
about
warrant
without
due
process,
including.
A
G
Right
to
detain
and
set
bail,
this
was
an
important
action
for
the
Park
District
to
take,
and
there
were
other
important
anti-racism
actions
that
had
been
raised
for
them
to
take.
Since
the
Park
District
is
the
separate
taxing
authority,
the
other
persons
who
appear
to
be
paying
attention,
since
they
don't
have
jurisdiction.
G
58
r19
I
mentioned
briefly
that
ranee
was
not
helping
matters
and
she
made
racist
comments
at
the
March
2019
board
meeting
in
her
15
minute
long
public
comment
where
she
identified
herself
as
both
a
resident
and
an
alderman.
No
no
I
did
not
call
her
a
racist,
individual
or
a
racist.
I
said
that
her
comments
were
racist
in
nature.
Her
comments
were
there's
a
difference.
She
is
consumed,
thought
the
people
that
someone
is
calling
her
racist
and
not
really
looking
at
beyond
herself
to
here.
G
The
bigger
issues
I'm
alderman
Rainey
pointed
me
out
specifically
at
the
end
of
that
meeting
and
made
threatening
warning
statements
the
diets
I
want.
She
says
I
want
to
address
a
citizen
citizen
comment
tonight
and
she
said
that
I'm
not
threatening,
but
I
am
warning.
This
woman
who
came
tonight
and
other
members
of
that
crew
that
speak
about
my
being
a
racist.
This
intimidation
tactic
and
attempt
to
silence
me
and
to
silence
public
comment
is
despicable
and
unethical,
and
this
should
not
be
tolerated.
G
C
F
C
D
G
Yes,
thank
you,
I'm,
not
gonna
mention
something
she
doesn't
mention.
Actually
in
November
I'm
email,
her
about
her
warnings,
did
you
see
what
what
they,
what
the
nature
of
them
was
and
I
got
no
response,
I,
also
emailed
their
a
birdie
and
interim
city
manager
Shirley
with
my
concerns,
because
I
wanted
to
come
back
to
City
Council
meetings,
I
was
concerned
for
my
safety
again,
no
response
as
chance
would
have
it.
The
following
week,
I
was
boarding
a
plane
with
my
kids
to
Las
Vegas
for
Thanksgiving
and
Aldrin
Rainey
was
directly
behind
me.
G
Boarding
that
same
plane.
My
heart
was
racing.
I
introduced
myself
and
I
and
I
said
that
the
Evanston
canvass
tax
preparation
is
fun,
was
a
great
idea,
great
resolution
and
that
the
baggage
claimed
I
asked
her
about
her
warning
to
me
from
the
Dyess.
She
said:
stop
calling
me
a
racist
I
explained
her
that
I
didn't
call
her
a
racist,
but
her
comments
were
again.
I
asked
her
about
the
nature
of
her
warnings
to
me
as
a
working
resident
and
mother.
In
answer
she
doubled
down.
Looks
me
straight
in
the
eye
and
said
just
don't.
G
Do
it
again,
this
is
an
issue
of
ethics,
so
I
bring
this
to
you,
the
Board
of
Ethics,
as
we
are
bringing
our
collective
attention
to
this
meeting
so
I
hope
you
watch
the
entire
meeting.
I
ask
you
to
determine
if
this
is
acceptable,
behavior
for
an
elected
official
in
the
city.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
A
You
miss,
dare
I
think
that
is
all
that
we
have
for
public
comment
this
evening.
So
thank
you
for
signing
up
and
you
know
definitely
avail
yourself
of
that
opportunity
in
future.
We'll
move
on
to
the
next
bit
of
the
agenda,
which
is
moving
into
old
business
and
the
first
item
on
the
agenda.
It's
the
hearing
on
the
ethics
complaint,
19h
BOE
six,
the
complainant
is
mr.
Daniel
Coyne,
who
is
with
us
via
zoom
and
alderman
Rainey.
Who
is
the
respondent?
A
So
at
this
time,
mr.
coin
floors
are
in
one
point
of
order
during
this
discussion,
our
Board
of
Ethics
members
permitted
to
make
inquiries
of
the
the
complainant
and
the
respondent
and
any
witnesses
and
I've
just
been
given
the
indication
that
the
answer
to
that
is
yes.
So
if
Board
of
Ethics
members
have
questions,
are
you
able
to
hear
me?
Okay,
mr.
Klein
I'm?
Sorry,
it
looks
like
you
might
be.
Holding
now.
H
A
F
A
H
H
D
This
is
your
day,
so
so
the
we
have
a
quorum
of
the
board,
which
is
the
three
members
it
takes.
A
majority
of
the
quorum
is
which
is
two
members
to
pass
anything.
So
it's
it's
just
two
members
that
need
to
reach
an
agreement
and
that
will
that
will
take
place
after
they've
heard.
All
the
evidence
that
you
present
it
I
do
want
to
clarify
and
I
didn't
want
to
stuck
to
my
tongue,
tear
grin
off
some
comment,
but
we
did
receive
your
written
submission.
D
H
D
H
Right,
thank
you,
and
my
last
question,
I
believe
is
during
our
emails
back
and
forth.
You
had
asked
for
any
evidentiary
documentation
that
we
would
like
to
give
you
to
pass
on
to
the
other
board
and
also
to
put
on
the
public
website
the
board
of
ethics
packet.
For
this
hearing
and
I
submit
it
to
you,
I
believe,
seven
documents
that
I
wanted
as
part
of
my
evidentiary
documentation
and
what
I
saw
on
the
board
of
ethics
webpage
for
this
packet,
and
this
hearing
was
only
one
of
the
seven.
Could
you
touch
on
that.
D
So
everything
to
me
was
boarded
the
to
the
Board
of
Ethics.
So
all
the
board
members
have
seen
everything
we
had
administrative.
We
made
a
decision
that
until
a
exhibit
was
accepted
by
the
board,
because
it's
my
understanding
there
may
be
some
objections,
I'm
not
going
to
guess,
what's
going
to
happen
during
the
hearing
until
that
was
clarified,
which
is
the
Board's
decision
until
that
was
clarified,
we
didn't
want
to
put
it
online.
So
it's
really.
D
H
D
We're
going
to
decide
tonight
as
we
proceed
so
and
you
want
to
present
an
exhibit.
You
know
we'll
give
the
respondent
Ottoman
Iranian
an
opportunity
to
object.
If
there's
no
objection
it
can
be
presented,
then,
if
there
is
an
objection,
then
the
board
will
have
to
rule
on
that
objection.
At
the
end
of
the
you
know,
the
meeting
tonight
we'll
earn
your
hearing
essentially
we'll
we'll
know
what
exhibits
are
have
been
accepted
by
the
board
and
what
exhibits
they
decided.
D
H
Just
want
to
make
a
point
for
the
record
that
I
fully
firm
your
decisions,
but
I
believe
it
would
have
been
more
appropriate
to
put
on
the
public
record
via
the
digital
PDF
packet.
What
I
had
submitted,
as
you
asked,
but
I'm
okay
with
that
I
understand,
and
it
could
be
that
it's
added
later,
but
I
think
sometimes
on
these
hearings
to
build
trust
and
collaboration
with
our
larger
community
outside
of
just
those
of
us
involved
in
the
hearing.
It
does
help
to
build
trust,
to
add
everything.
It
just
seems
more
transparent.
That's
all.
A
H
You,
madam
chair,
madam
chair
and
members
of
our
Board
of
Ethics
in
Evanston
I,
want
to
say
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
hearing
this
case.
Thank
you
for
serving
our
community
in
this
capacity,
especially
I
want
to
say
that
I
fully
appreciate
and
deeply
appreciate
you
doing
this
during
this
particular
coltd
pandemic.
I
deeply
value,
Evanston
and
I
am
encouraged
by
individuals
and
groups
such
as
you
who
share
your
talents
and
your
gifts,
while
shaping
our
community
into
something
that
we
all
strive
for.
H
Although
exit
ethics
discernment
can
bring
adversarial
neighbors
and
their
divergent
views
into
open
tension
and
dialogue,
it
is
this
very
due
process
that
enlightens
public
servants,
enlightens
elected
leaders
and
I,
believe
it
enlightens
constituents,
regardless
of
where
your
discernment
this
evening
takes
us.
Please
know
that
the
very
act
of
holding
this
hearing
will
help
all
of
us
to
be
better
neighbors
and
hopefully,
better
citizens
and
better
leaders.
H
Given
the
digital
hearing
reality
that
we
face
tonight,
it
would
be
impossible
to
take
up
my
offer
afterwards
to
celebrate
all
this
good
work
when
everything
is
done.
So
please
consider
my
suggestion
that,
in
the
confines
of
our
own
homes,
let's
have
some
cookies
and
ice
cream
when
this
is
done.
In
other
words,
I
recognize
that
your
job
is
not
easy.
In
fact,
it's
difficult
there
will
be
people
that
are
happy
and
people
that
are
unhappy
with
your
conclusions
and
your
discernment
and
your
recommendations.
H
H
Now,
as
you
know,
and
as
my
official
ethics
complaint
states,
I
believe
alderwoman
and
Rainey
violated
our
city's
ethical
code
during
her
comments
on
the
to
April
1
2019
evanston
meetings,
that
being
the
rules
in
the
City
Council,
it
is
my
contention
that
alderman
Rainey,
while
being
paid
by
the
city
and
while
using
city
property,
used
her
words
in
those
two
meetings
to
sway
voters
on
the
evening
prior
to
the
April
to
2019
general
election
before
I,
further
clarify
my
complaint.
Please
listen
carefully
to
the
following
three
short
video
clips
from
April
1
2019.
H
A
B
E
B
I
My
name
is
Dan
Coyne
and
I
live
in
the
Ninth
Ward,
since
you
are
spending
time
today
revising
and
discussing
the
council
rules
and
public
comments
and
ethics
I
want
to
share
about
my
experience
with
the
recent
public
comment
at
Ridgeville
Park
District
on
March
14
during
public
comments.
Alderman
rainey
spoke
for
eight
minutes
during
our
Ridgeville
Park
District
Board
of
Commissioners
meeting
I
have
had
the
honor
of
serving
on
this
board
these
past
six
years.
One
of
the
most
concerning
comments
spoken
by
alderman
Rainey,
was
quote.
I
Any
black
person
who
wants
a
porta
potti
in
their
backyard
is
stupid.
Unquote,
she
went
on
to
suggest
that
the
board
should
raise
taxes
via
referendum
instead
of
using
porta
potties
in
our
parks.
Ms
Rainey
also
stated
that
Commissioner
Rob
Beatty
doesn't
wear
big-boy
pants
in
his
role
as
our
vice-president
of
the
board
and
that
he
has
quote
set
on
his
big
boy
bottom
for
the
last
six
years.
Doing
nothing
well,
I,
disagree.
I
I
I
This
citizen,
at
least,
will
not
remain
silent,
not
for
anyone,
regardless
of
their
perceived
power,
who
treats
our
citizens
with
such
disdain.
Today's
rules,
discussions
and
improvements
cannot
remain
silent
on
this
problem.
Do
you
agree
with
alderman
Rainey
that
Evanston's
black
citizens
are
stupid?
Do
you
believe
her
claim
that
mr.
Robert
Beatty's
leadership
has
been
worthless?
I
Is
this
the
kind
of
behavior
we
want
from
our
city
members
I'm
an
elected
government
servant
and,
just
like
you,
I,
affirm
to
abide
by
the
Constitution's
of
the
United
States
and
the
constitution
of
this
state
of
Illinois?
I
am
guessing
that
we
all
agree
that
our
First
Amendment
rights
of
free
speech
are
the
bedrock
of
this
great
experiment
and
democracy,
including
miss
Rainey's
words.
However,
when
an
elected
official
uses
racist,
hateful
and
libel
words,
she
needs
censorship.
I
H
B
C
C
Dan
coin
know
that
he
is
a
provocateur
and
what
you
heard
right
now
you
had
to
have
been
there
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
many
members
of
the
Ridgeville
board
objected
to
his
use
of
that
camera
during
that
board
meeting,
because
there
had
been
a
motion
that
he
not
be
allowed
to
use
that
camera,
because
the
Ridgeville
board
had
used
their
own
camera.
However,
he
knew
that
I
was
coming
because
I
was
coming
to
to
respond
to
a
fish
hateful
video
that
was
placed
online
and
mentioned
me
several
times
for
some
ungodly
reason.
C
I
don't
even
know,
and
his
point
was
that
the
Ridgeville
board
was
racist
and
all
sorts
of
things,
because
they
would
not
allow
porta-potties
in
parks,
and
my
comments
were
directed
mostly
to
mr.
Coyne,
not
to
mr.
Beatty
mr.
Beatty
sort
of
goes
along
for
the
ride
with
mr.
Coyne,
and
what
I
said
was
that
black
people,
white
people,
any
people
of
any
color
race,
creed
or
ethnic
background
or
income
level
did
not
want
porta-potties
in
their
backyard.
C
I
stand
by
that
comment.
If
you
want
a
porta
potty
in
your
backyards
and
you've
got
a
screw
loose
quite
frankly,
and
I
suggested
that
the
way
to
go
was
to
raise
money
through
a
referendum,
to
go
to
the
taxpayers
and
say,
and
as
a
matter
of
fact,
my
comments
were
almost
exactly.
You
are
not
raising
enough
money
in
the
original
Park
District
to
really
provide
for
decent
infrastructure,
the
way
to
go
and
the
Ridgeville
Ridgeville
members
I'm,
one
of
them
I'm
a
taxpayer
in
Ridgeville.
C
Perhaps
we
support
raising
more
money
to
provide
ourselves
with
better
infrastructure.
What
have
you
two
done
in
the
last
six
years
to
provide
for
us
you've
done
nothing
but
complain.
Complain.
Complain,
complain
that
the
board,
it's
nothing
you
are.
You
are
the
majority
on
the
board.
You've
done
nothing,
do
something.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
was
really
good.
You
should.
C
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B
A
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E
C
Misinterpretation
of
my
comments
at
the
Richfield
Park
District
Board
meeting
I
went
to
the
board
meeting
in
response
to
a
crazy,
crazy
video
that
was
on
Facebook,
which
mentioned
me
several
times
he
and
Bob
Beatty
did
a
video
and
I
was
really
addressing
Dan
coins
comments,
not
so
much
Bob
Beatty,
who
really
goes
along
for
the
ride
with
Dan
coin
and
what
I
said
was
very
different
from
what
he
said.
What
I
said
was
why
why
are
you
complaining
so
much
you've
been
the
you've
been
the
majority
on
the
board
of
Ridgeville
Park
District.
C
You
are
arguing
that
the
board
has
been
racist
in
disallowing
porta-potties
in
in
the
back
yards
and
in
the
little
parks
that
are
in
the
original
Park
districts.
Why
don't
you?
Why?
Don't
you
have
a
referendum
where
you
can
raise
taxes,
I'm
I'm
part
of
the
original
Park
District
I'd
be
willing
to
pay
more.
Your
infrastructure
is
lacking,
I
believe
ritual
Park.
District
members
deserve
more
in
terms
of
their
infrastructure,
I,
don't
believe
any
black
person
or
any
white
person
or
any
person
of
any
creed.
Color
anything
wants
a
party
in
their
backyard.
C
Anybody
who
wants
port-a-potty
in
their
backyard
is
stupid.
I
stand
by
that
comment,
who
won
support
a
party
in
their
backyard?
Nobody
wants
support
about
it.
My
argument
was
that
anybody
who's
been
on
the
board
of
Ridgeville
for
six
years
and
continues
to
argue
and
who's
been
in
the
majority
and
continues
to
argue
that
nothing's
been
done,
shows
a
total
lack
of
leadership
which
I.
C
Shame
on
them
they
need
to
put
on
their
big
boys
pants
and
stop
sitting
on
their
big
boy
butts
and
do
something
get
your
leadership
skills
together
and
do
something
raise
some
money.
The
people
in
Ridgeville
in
the
original
district
deserve
more.
That's
exactly
what
I
said.
I
stand
by
every
word,
every
single
word!
If
you
want
more,
if
you
want
to
do
more,
don't
complain
that
nobody's
done
anything
in
Ridgeville.
Do
it
do
it?
C
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A
H
You
thank
you
I'll.
Let
alderman
Rainey's
word
speak
to
my
evidence
of
her
ethical
violation.
The
rules
are
clear.
No
officer
or
employee
of
Evanston
shall
intentionally
perform
any
prohibited
political
activity
during
any
compensated
time,
as
defined
in
the
code.
No
officer
or
employee
shall
intentionally
use
any
property
or
resources
of
the
city
in
connection
with
any
prohibited
political
activity.
Those
political
activities
that
I
think
are
clear
and
and
Rainey's
alderman
Randy's
words
any
activity
in
support
of
or
in
connection
with
any
campaign
for
an
elected
office
to.
H
Soliciting
votes
on
behalf
of
any
candidate
for
an
elected
office
and
three
campaigning
for
any
elected
office.
It
is
my
experience
in
fact
that
all
the
topics
that
you
heard
Alderman
Rainey
speak
of
while
being
paid
and
using
city
property
every
single
candidate
in
the
campaign
for
Ridgeville
use
those
topics.
Those
were
our
campaign
topics
now
to
some
these
may
sound
insignificant,
but
for
our
little
Park
District,
that
was
the
campaign.
H
Referendums,
raising
taxes,
raising
taxes,
infrastructure
versus
porta-potties,
which
are
cheaper
leadership,
skills
who's,
the
best
leader
wishing
good
luck
and
bad
luck
for
candidates.
All
of
these
are
campaign
issues
that
she
unethically
voiced
during
paid
time
on
city
property
and
I.
Think
that
violated
our
code
now
alderman
Rainey,
along
with
every
other
human
being.
This
side
of
the
Milky
Way,
has
every
constitutional
right
to
join
in
on
any
campaign
or
topic
to
support
or
not
support
any
candidate
as
a
private
citizen,
but
campaigning
on
our
city.
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D
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C
A
D
So
all
the
men,
Rainey
I
I'm
not
sure
that
I
without
throwing
the
questions,
I,
don't
know
that
the
board
can
rule
on
the
your
objection,
I
think
and
until
we
hear
what
the
questions
are
from
mr.
Coyne
I,
don't
know
that
yeah
I'm,
not
sure
that
we
have
grounds
to
you
know
to
sustain
your
objection.
I
think.
D
Well,
I
think
I
think
right
now,
because
you're
the
you're,
the
witness
that
he's
asked
to
call
that
we
need
to
do
of
that
issue
and
then
when,
if
he
does
call
a
second
witness
we
can
we
can
deal
with
the
issues
surrounding
that
second
witness
for
the
just
just
so.
The
record
is
clear,
though
you're
objecting
to
your
testimony
and
then
let's
hear
the
question
and
see
what.
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H
C
H
H
C
C
It
means
people
who
I,
who
are
not
thinking
clearly
about
the
urine
smell
and
the
chance
that
people
would
be
tipping
over
porta-potties
right
under
their
window
and
that's
what
that
means.
I'm
thinking
of
all
the
consequences
of
having
people,
not
thinking
of
all
the
consequences
of
having
a
porta
potty
under
their
window
and
I'm,
getting
pretty
sick
and
tired
of
this
line
of
questioning,
because
this
is
a
serious
ethics
complaint.
And
you
are
attempting
to
humiliate
me
and
I'm
about
to
end
answering
your
questions.
Actually.
C
D
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D
H
C
H
She
knows
exactly
what
campaigning
is
and
that's
in
fact,
what
she
was
doing
at
Ridgeville,
which
is
her
right.
But
my
contention
from
the
beginning
of
this
complaint
and
tonight
is
that
her
campaigning
on
these
issues
and
trying
to
sway
voters
while
being
paid
by
our
city,
tax
dollars
and
using
city
property
is
unethical.
I
would
like
to
call
my
second
witness,
Carney
Abady,
please.
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H
H
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C
C
The
city
of
Evanston
and
Ridgeville
have
completely
renovated
equipment
at
Rummel
Park
and
a
few
years
ago
we
replaced
the
little
children's
equipment
at
that
park.
We
did
the
Kaylee
tot
lot
years
ago
and
created
the
now
famous
food
truck
festival
and
concert
at
Brummel,
Park
working
together,
I
reached
out
to
Bryan
and
the
board
members
with
aldermen
Hansen
and
figured
out
how
to
establish
the
much-loved
bike,
the
ridge
and
fall
frenzy.
C
C
The
same
thing
happened
at
the
council
meeting
coin:
read
the
same
blatantly
twisted
representation
of
my
March
14
criticism
of
his
paternalistic
video,
the
moaning,
the
fact
that,
despite
he
made
up
a
majority
of
the
board,
his
team
accomplished
nothing,
mind
you
that
was
the
candidate
for
public
office
coming
to
a
formal
Standing
Committee
meeting
and
a
special
council
meeting
of
the
oven's
and
City
Council
on
election
eve
of
the
original
Park
District
April
1
2019,
the
election
was
April
2.
He
got
me
good.
I
was
feeble
in
my
response
and
unprepared.
C
Unlike
now,
however,
I
did
know
the
council
rule
allowed
me
to
defend
myself
and
I.
Look
back
wishing
both
alder
Manek
chairs
had
intervened.
Perhaps
they
too
were
caught
off.
Guard
I
violated
nothing.
Let's
start
with
that.
Let's
go
to
the
point
where
the
Commissioner
files,
the
complaint,
the
election
is
over
and
eight
months
have
passed
on
November
11,
2009,
teen
I,
wake
up
in
the
morning
and
I
read
evanston
now,
I,
don't
know!
C
If
you
can
see
this
I
read
Evanston
now
at
a
little
before
8:00
in
the
morning
and
I
read
the
paper
and
it
says
official
seeks
to
punish
another
for
criticizing
him
later
in
the
morning,
at
20,
after
11
a.m.
I
receive
an
email
from
Evanston
legal
department,
letting
me
know
that
an
ethics
complaint
has
been
filed
by
Daniel
coin.
That
says,
I
came
I,
campaigned
on
city
property
illegally
8
months
ago,
just
to
keep
you
up
to
date.
C
Dan
Klein
says
five
years
ago
my
calling
out
Ridgeville
Park
District's
institutional
racism
resulted
in
collective
reflection
among
board
members,
city
leaders
and
stakeholders.
The
great
white
hope
does
it
again.
My
July
1
2020
Evanston
Board
of
Ethics
complaint
against
alderwoman
Rainey
is
self-evident
that
our
work
of
creating
anti-racist
institutions
has
only
begun.
Thank
God.
C
So
I
get
the
letter
from
the
legal
department
that
Dan
coins
as
I
campaigned
on
city
property
illegally
and
now
he's
reporting
in
facebook
just
to
keep
everybody
up
to
date,
because
after
all,
it's
been
eight
months
and
since
his
April
first
report.
Let's
talk
about
the
validity
of
this
complaint.
Let's
talk
about
it.
C
The
rule
is
in
section
1,
10,
5
parentheses
be
one
of
the
city
code,
states,
no
officer
or
employee
shall
intentionally
intentionally
perform
in
a
prohibited
political
activity
during
any
compensated
time,
as
defined
here
in
no
officer
or
employee,
shall
intentionally
use
any
property
or
resources
of
the
city
in
connection
with
any
prohibited
political
activity.
Political
activities
are
defined
as
campaigning
for
elective
office.
C
What
happened
on
April
1
as
an
elected
official
alderman
of
the
eighth
ward,
it
was
my
responsibility
as
a
corporate
officer
of
the
city
of
Evanston
to
attend
a
Rules
Committee
meeting
at
6
p.m.
at
a
city-owned
building
at
2100
Ridge
at
the
Lorraine
H
Martin
Civic
Center,
following
that
at
the
same
building
owned
by
the
city
of
Evanston,
I
was
a
tenth.
I
was
required
to
attend
the
special
council
meeting
executive
session,
as
we
discussed
earlier,
I
was
attacked
by
Daniel
coin.
C
With
the
same
speech,
I
responded
and
defended
myself
on
city
property
coins,
motivation
for
being
at
that
meeting
eight
months
after
his
April
1
appearance
has
never
been
analyzed.
After
all,
he
was
an
active
candidate
at
the
time,
but
this
is
eight
months
later
remember.
Under
1
10
5
b1.
There
was
absolutely
no
intention
to
perform
any
prohibited
political
activity
during
my
compensated
time
absolutely
done
further.
I
am
no
way
intentionally
used.
Any
property
or
resources
of
the
city
in
connection
with
any
political
activity
I
had
to
be
in
the
building.
C
Person
not
to
mention
that
it's
an
alderman
of
the
city
of
Evanston
I,
considered
to
take
very
inconsiderate
and
take
very
seriously
that
I
am
nonpartisan.
Nothing
in
this
complaint
or
in
my
actions,
is
a
violation.
Let's
face
it,
he
came
and
attacked
me
on
city
property.
I
had
no
idea,
he
was
coming
well.
I
was
required
to
be
on
a
prefer
and
I
defended
myself.
I
did
not
go
after
him,
I
did
not
say.
Oh
there's,
Dan
point.
C
Let
me
tell
him
how
much
I
can't
stand
him
and
I'm
gonna
I'm
gonna
support
other
candidates
that
never
happened.
He
came
and
chose
that
night
to
come
and
attack
me
I
can
I'm
telling
you
I
I
take
very
seriously
just
this
violate
this.
This
complaint,
I
defended
myself
and
I,
was
allowed
by
law
to
do
that.
I
wish
others
well
and
I
did
not
wish
him
well.
That
is
not
a
violation.
C
C
We
had
people.
Oh
it's
it's
early
voting.
We
took
people
out
of
their
offices
who
were
working
at
City
Hall
and
had
him
go
out
and
hand
out
palm
cards
during
the
day,
though
those
are
violations.
Violations
of
this
provision
all
right,
let
me
tell
you
some
of
the
things
that
people
in
the
state
of
Illinois
him
that
brought
before
the
Ethics
Committee
on
here's,
a
good
one,
I
mean
in
in
Aurora
in
in
Mount
Prospect
in
Mount
Prospect,
a
trustee.
C
The
vote
was
six
to
one.
The
ethics
committee
used
the
policeman's
bag,
a
make-believe,
policeman's
badge
and
went
around
and
told
people
he
was
a
cop
yeah.
That's
that's
in
Aurora
in
Aurora,
an
alderman
was
reprimanded
because
he
passed
out
nude
photos
to
other
members
of
the
council
of
himself
really
I
mean
that's,
that's
really.
Actually
that
actually
happened.
So
when
one
of
our
past
City
Attorney's
was
doing
research
when
they
were
doing
the
new,
the
new
ordinance,
he
found
out
that
communities
very
similar
to
ours.
C
Don't
even
have
an
ethics
committee
found
out
that
Naperville
Elgin,
Highland,
Park,
Champaign,
etc.
Don't
even
have
words
of
ethics
and
in
many
places
like
Skokie,
etc.
They
just
use
their
counsel
or
their
mayor
or
their
city
manager
to
handle
these
kinds
of
complaints.
That
I
said
that
I
didn't
like
Dan
Coyne
and
then
I
wished
everybody
else.
Good
luck
is
not
a
violation
of
the
ethics
code
and
all
that
all
the
things
that
Dan
mentioned
taxes
this
that
and
the
other
every
campaign
in
the
world
has
that
this.
C
This
is
an
absolute
shame
that
we
are
spending
thousands
and
thousands
of
dollars
to
hire
private
law
firms
to
handle
this
kind
of
complaint.
I
am
finished
and
I
hope,
I
hope
that
he
can
somehow
or
another
handle
his
anger
and
get
over
the
fact
that
you
know
everybody
doesn't
agree
with
him
before
I
stop
I
am
going
to
read
you
what
actually
was
said
about
big
boy
pants
bob
baby's
name
was
never
mentioned.
I
said
we
deserve
something
in
those
equipment
and
I'm
reading.
C
Like
maybe
five
minutes
into
my
speech,
we
don't
deserve
equipment
boxes.
We
need
something
next
to
the
new
bathrooms
that
we
are
going
to
build
with
the
money
that
people
who
put
their
big
boy
and
big
girl
pants
on
with
the
referendum,
we're
going
to
build
some
bathrooms
and
some
storage
areas
and
we're
gonna
have
real
bathrooms
and
real
storage
areas.
You
know
yeah,
that's
what
I
said:
I
was
talking
to
the
entire
board.
I
didn't
want
to
use
the
live
word,
but
Dan
coin.
C
A
A
D
So
so
I
guess
what
we
need
to
go
through.
This
is
a
little
bit
of
housekeeping
and
I
have
the
same
questions
for
mr.
Coyne
in
a
minute
here,
but
the
the
city
memo
the
Continental
memo
you're
submitting
in
support
of
or
in
response
to
the
complaint.
Correct.
Yes,
that's,
okay
and
mr.
Coyne.
Is
there
any
objection
to
including
that
as
an
exhibit?
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H
Again,
as
I
closed
before,
thank
you
to
everyone
involved
in
this
process
in
closing
our
RIT
s
and
also
our
engineers
at
the
building,
it
looks
like
you
might
be
at
City
Hall,
and
it's
just.
We
have
a
good
crew
over
there.
So
I
just
appreciate
everybody
who
prepares
it
and
keeps
it
clean.
All
of
us
need
to
be
cognitive.
Is
that
given
the
pandemic?
So
thank
you
I'd
like
to
respond
a
couple
quick.
H
So
I
didn't
feel
that
the
City
Council
really
heard
or
reacted
to
my
initial
calling
her
out
on
her
bullying,
behavior
and
her
racist
comments
from
the
Ridgeville
board
and
then
again,
I
heard
it
again
at
City
Hall.
So
that's
when
I
felt,
like
I,
need
to
take
a
look,
a
close
look
at
the
ethics
rules
and
I
learned
quickly,
because
I
thought
they
were
pretty
clear
that
there
was
not
any
time
limit
and
that
I
was
allowed
to
do
that.
H
And
she
certainly
by
her
words
and
her
admission,
was
intentionally
campaigning
against
myself
and
mr.
Beatty
and
supporting
two
other
candidates:
Martha
Gaines
and
a
Matt
Mitchell
during
the
tax
dollar
diamond.
Also,
if
I
heard
correctly
in
her
own
defense,
she
talks
about
her
knowledge
of
the
campaign,
her
knowledge
of
the
voting,
the
knowledge
of
the
candidates.
All
of
this
was
intentional,
in
my
opinion,
albeit
an
emotional
one,
but
that's
part
of
good
leadership.
H
As
an
elected
leader,
you
need
to
hold
your
words
and
watch
your
words
and
you
have
to
follow
a
policy
by
the
way
that,
for
the
last
30
years,
alderman
Rainey
has
been
shaping
overseeing
and
at
this
time
she
should
know
better.
Also,
she
made
a
point
about
some
media
articles.
I,
don't
control
the
media,
but
I
do
believe
in
our
fourth
pillar
of
our
democracy
and
I
believe
that
authors
of
any
journal
or
article
in
the
media,
what
be
it
written
or
video,
has
every
constitutional
right
of
their
own
opinions
and
Bill.
H
Smith
is
part
of
that
group,
and
that
is
his
business.
Also
I'd
like
to
just
simply
state
that
there's
no
question
that
there
are
there's
a
bell-curve
of
peers
on
the
City
Council
on
their
take
on
alderman
Rainey.
It
buries
in
that
curve
from
she
walks
on
water
and
we
need
to
honor
whatever
she
wants
to
do.
There's
also
those
on
the
committee
that
thinks
she's
sketchy.
Now,
there's
no
question
where
I
am
on
that
curve:
I'm
much
more
in
the
suffered
and
sketchy
description
and
perception
of
Alderman
raining.
H
But
that
said
that
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
facts
and
that's
what
you
guys
as
a
board
have
to
look
at
the
actual
four
corners
of
the
ethics
role,
the
words
that
were
used
and
your
interpretation
of
Alderman
Rainey's
words
on
our
taxpayer
dime.
It
is
my
contention
that
we
need
to
be
very
clear
on
our
ethics
rules.
H
We
don't
have
to
arrest
people,
we
don't
have
to
use
a
sledgehammer,
but
I
do
think
it
is
quite
appropriate
to
use
this
kind
of
a
public
hearing
to
hold
each
other
accountable,
so
that
what
simply
that
we
can
do
better
in
the
future,
whether
it's
alderman
Rainey
or
anyone
up
on
the
dais.
We
simply
cannot
allow
them,
and
we
want
to
encourage
them
to
be
careful
about
the
words
that
they
use
and
certainly
do
not
lift
one
candidate
or
another
during
campaigns
do
not
bring
up
those
other
campaign
issues.
H
If
it
has
to
do
with
that
campaign,
she
can
do
it.
Anyone
can
do
it
on
their
private
time
and
I
love
that
and
I
appreciate
that
I
also
have
a
bell-curve
of
opinions
about
my
leadership.
That's
fine!
That's
democracy
and
it
doesn't
anger
me
at
all,
but
I
do
get
angry.
I
do
get
emotional
when
anyone,
especially
an
elected
leadership,
stands
up
publicly
and
uses
the
words
that
blacks
are
stupid.
H
H
I
live
in
the
Ninth
Ward
and
I
have
a
wonderful,
older
one,
but
I
also
live
in
the
city
of
Evanston
and
every
single
voting
altar
person
votes
on
all
the
city
rules
in
all
the
city
budget
and
they
are
responsible
to
serve
every
single
human
being
in
the
city
of
Evanston.
We
are
all
their
constituents,
so
I
simply
want
to
say
we
can
do
better,
but
all
of
that
said
I
do
believe.
Your
job
is
simply
to
look
at
those
two
meetings:
the
Rules
Committee
and
also
the
City
Council.
H
Look
at
the
words
that
she
used
in
the
context
of
that.
You
feel
this
appropriate
and
make
a
ruling
and
I
will
back
you
up
a
hundred
percent,
no
matter
what,
because
I
said
at
the
beginning
of
my
opening
statement.
This
very
open
due
process
is
healthy
for
democracy.
It's
healthy
for
evanston
and
I.
Think
it'll
make
me
a
better
person.
I
hope,
it'll
make
alderman
Rainey
a
better
person.
I
hope
it'll
make
our
City
Council
a
better
group.
A
H
I,
don't
know
if
you
had
a
chance
to
read
it,
but
D'angelo
has
been
a
wonderful
resource
for
the
world,
but
also
for
evanston
community,
where
her
book
white
fragility
and
also
some
of
the
articles
that
she
is
written
and
the
one
that
I
gave.
You
is
public
domain,
it's
one
of
her
original
articles
and
it
explains
racism.
It
explains
white
privilege.
It
explains
what
I
think.
This
really
is
all
about.
It's
really
about
an
Rainey's
white
fragility,
not
really
stopping
and
thinking
and
reflecting
on
her
words
about
calling
black
stupid.
H
D
C
Don't
have
any
problem
with
you
using
it,
however.
I
believe
it
has
absolutely
nothing
to
do
with
the
complaint,
as
he
stated
it
to
begin
with
we're
either
talking
about
the
complaint
that
he
submitted
or
we're
talking
about
other
things,
I'm,
assuming
that
this
this
is
a
complaint
about
my
campaigning
on
city
property.
C
D
Considering
that
you
do
have
you
have
some
concerns
about
the
relevancy
of
the
article
as
to
your
complaint,
so
the
board
can
take
your
comments
into
consideration
along
with
the
article
know.
Traditionally,
alderman
Rainey,
the
the
complainant,
is
the
one
who
gets
the
rebuttal.
You
do
not
have
a
rebuttal
of
you
if
you
want
to
take
a
Surry
bottle,
I.
Think,
okay,
for
that,
it's
a
you
know
if
you
do
want
that,
I'm
going
to
leave
it
up
to
the
chair
on
whether
or
not
that's.
D
A
Findings
on
19,
BOE,
0,
0,
7
and
0
0
8
brought
back
is
with
misty
Wittenberg
pursuant
to
the
Open
Meetings
Act
number
1,
section
2
C
4
to
consider
evidence
presented
an
open
hearing
to
a
quasi
adjudicative
body,
provided
the
body
prepares
and
makes
available
for
public
inspection
of
a
written
decision
and
to
alternatively
section
to
see
15
to
consider
professional
ethics
or
performance
when
considered
by
an
advisory
body
appointed
to
guides
a
licensing
or
regulatory
agency
on
matters
germane
to
the
advisory
bodies.
Field
of
captains.
In
this
case
the
Evanston
City
Council.
E
A
D
D
A
F
D
D
F
D
F
Sure,
well,
it
has
to
do
with
you
know
the
the
meetings
that
you
have
with
the
law
department.
In
between
the
the
facts
you
discuss
the
decisions
on
merit
that
you
made
with
attorney
Rudy
I
just
want
to
ensure
that
that
you
have
those
communications
that
you're
going
to
to
share
with
me
before
you
introduce
them
to
the
board
as
extraneous
consideration
and
if
I
will
have
opportunity
to
rebut
it.
If
you're
going
to
continue
well.
D
F
F
D
F
That's
why
I'm
just
notifying
you,
because
it
was
last
minute
I
only
found
out
that
you
were
teaching
I,
didn't
get
any
more
notice
on
the
meeting,
so
I
only
I
know
I
had
requested
to
do
a
motion
and-
and
there
was
no
response
and
then
I
know
that
you
reached
out
the
other
complaint
and
you
did
request
motions
from
him.
So
I
mean
if
this
is
there's.
D
D
F
Ok,
all
I'm
asking
is
I
just
am
asking
if
there
are
new
facts
that
you're
presenting
from
those
communications
I
would
like
to
be
present.
If
you
deny
me,
then
that's
fine,
all
I'm
doing
is
letting
you
know
as
a
courtesy,
because
it
was
last
minute
because
I
again
didn't
have
much
notice.
I
could
just
want
to
ensure
that
you
knew
that
I
had
done
that
and
that's
all
ok.
D
D
A
A
A
A
Failing
to
provide
clerk,
read
with
an
opportunity
to
defend
himself
by
withholding
pertinent
information
against
him,
including
the
identity
of
the
complaining
witnesses
and
the
substance
of
the
complaints
against
him,
reassigning
the
lead
staff
after
he
issued
an
internal
memo.
Notifying
the
city
of
potential
open
meetings,
act,
violation
in
2017
retaliating
against
clerk
Reid
for
his
refusal
to
comply
with
a
lot
apartments
directives
to
close
certain
FOIA
requests
and
his
complaint
to
the
AR,
DC
and
14.