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From YouTube: May 18, 2021 Ethical Practices Board
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Thank
you
that
motion
carries
and
the
minutes
are
accepted
at
this
time.
We
will
now
be
moving
into
a
closed
session.
The
next
items
on
today's
agenda
relate
to
preliminary
consideration
of
allegations
of
violations
of
the
ethics
code
by
individuals,
subject
to
the
authority
of
this
board,
and
ms
trammell
now
will
provide
the
board,
with
a
statement
related
to
the
need
to
close
the
meeting
to
discuss
the
allegations.
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Thank
you,
chair
kroll.
The
next
items
on
today's
agenda
relate
to
preliminary
consideration
of
allegations
of
violations
of
the
ethics
code
by
individuals
subject
to
the
authority
of
this
board.
The
minnesota
open
meeting
law
requires
the
closure
of
a
meeting
for
preliminary
consideration
of
charges
against
an
individual
subject
to
the
board's
authority.
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There
are
a
few
places
where
that's
not
going
to
be
possible
because
it
only
applies
to
a
particular
type
of
local
official,
but
generally
we're
able
to
switch
to
covered
individual
we've
also
tried
to
switch
to
gender
neutral
language,
and
the
last
thing
that
we'll
be
doing
is
trying
to
update
this
code
to
the
city.
Clerk's
preferred
style.
F
We
are
also
reviewing
this
code
in
order
to
adopt
best
practices
that
may
be
out
there.
We
are
starting
with
actually
a
very
well
written
code
as
compared
to
many
places,
but
we
are
still
analyzing
what
is
out
there
to
make
sure
we
make
the
amendments
that
are
going
to
be
best
for
the
city
and
to
keep
us
at
the
forefront
of
having
a
good
code.
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F
Besides
the
small
ethics
team,
so
the
various
steps
will
be
first,
ethics
board
approval,
and
then
we
will
have
to
find
a
city
council
sponsor
the
sponsoring
city
council.
Member
will
give
notice
of
intent
to
introduce
the
proposed
ordinance
amendments
and
then
at
the
next
meet
that
once
they're
introduced
at
the
next
meeting.
It's
given
its
first
reading
and
referred
to
the
elections
committee,
which
is
the
ethics
board
home
committee,
then
there's
a
public
hearing
that
will
be
held
on
the
proposed
ordinance
once
that
public
hearing
is
held.
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F
The
action
is
then
published
in
finance
and
commerce,
and
that
will
happen
approximately
eight
days
after
the
date
of
the
final
action
by
city
council
and
that's
the
process
that
we'll
be
going
through
next
slide.
Please,
the
first
section
that
we
have
changed
and
and
in
this
presentation
today
we're
only
going
to
cover
the
actionable
code
sections,
the
various
sections
that
are
out
there
as
the
standard
for
employees
and
elected
officials
as
well
as
board
and
commission
members.
F
Those
are
the
standards
that
set
the
threshold
of
conduct.
A
department
can
enact
a
stricter
standard,
but
no
department
can
have
a
standard
lesser
than
what
is
in
the
code.
Those
are
the
ones
that
we're
going
to
go
through
today
in
this
particular
section
fiduciary
duty.
We
made
two
changes
generally.
This
change
was
made
to
just
be
more
readable
and
move
it
to
an
active
statement
instead
of
a
passive
statement,
so
we
changed
local
officials
and
employees
to
covered
individuals
and
just
change
the
order
of
that
next
slide.
F
Please
this
there
are
a
number
of
slides
here
that
we
will
spend
our
time
on
today.
I
think,
if
we're
lucky,
we
will
get
through
find
a
conflict
of
interest
and
maybe
through
the
gift
section,
but
I
would
like
to
get
through
at
least
this
conflict
of
interest
section
today,
and
so
there
are
numerous
slides
relating
to
conflict
of
interest.
If
you
have
a
question
as
I'm
going
on,
if
you
would
let
us
know
I,
I
will
stop
and
take
questions
at
any
point
in
time.
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F
So
when
they
address
potential
conflicts
of
interest,
then
we
talk
about
the
what
happens
if
you
have
a
financial
conflict
of
interest
and
this?
This
is
a
furthering
of
that.
That
section
that
we
just
talked
about
this
goes
on
here.
So
we
are,
and
this
is
not
new
material.
It
looks
new
because
it's
underlined,
it's
been
moved
from
a
different
spot,
but
because
this
has
only
to
do
with
financial
conflicts
of
interest,
we
wanted
it
right
there
underneath
the
section
on
financial
conflicts
of
interest.
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So
clearing
that
you
may
have
a
professional
interest
as
so
long
as
you
don't
also
have
that
financial
interest
you'd
be
able
to
participate,
but
you
still
must
disclose
the
affiliation
with
the
organization,
and
so
we
wanted
to
make
that
clear
that
people
with
a
professional
conflict
of
interest
have
to
disclose
it
once
they've
disclosed
it.
Then
there
could
be
a
discussion
at
that
level
of
the
committee
or
the
board
and
there
if
people
felt
that
it
does
impair
that
person's.
F
They
could
vote
to
ask
the
person
to
recuse
but
you're
not
required
at
the
get-go
to
not
participate,
but
you
have
to
disclose
so
that
the
discussion
could
be
there
next
slide.
Please,
then
you
get
to
the
private
conflict
of
interest
again.
It
says
here
that
they
could
participate
in
this
governmental
decision
again,
provided
they
don't
have
that
financial
interest,
but
again
must
disclose
it.
F
Pursuant
to
the
rules
that
are
set
forth
later
now,
all
of
these
things
were
in
the
code
before
they
just
weren't
identified
as
those
types
of
inter
conflicts
of
interest.
They
weren't
identified
as
a
professional
or
private
conflict
of
interest,
but
they
were
still
in
this
in
the
code
itself
next
slide.
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F
This
was
changed
because
previously
it
just
mentioned
the
city
council,
mayor
and
members
of
the
city
council.
It
managed
to
avoid
sorry
something's
up
on
my
screen.
You
guys
have
okay
thanks
there.
They
managed
to
avoid
the
members
of
the
elected
board
of
estimate
and
taxation,
and
so
in
order
to
fix
that
we
changed
it
to
just
elected
local
officials,
because
those
members
are
covered
by
the
ethics
code
as
well,
and
that
is
the
change.
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F
This
goes
on.
This
is
a
continuation
of
the
disclosure
by
the
elected
local
official,
and
it
we've
changed
all
of
the
sections
to
indicate
that
the
potential
conflict
and
interest
will
be
disclosed
on
a
form,
that's
prescribed
by
the
ethical
practices
board
this
just
and
then
it
goes
on
to
say
that
the
disclosure
shall
be
distributed
so
again.
Here
we
do
make
mention
to
this
of
the
city
council
and
we've
added
in
the
board
of
estimate
and
taxation,
as
applicable.
F
And
then
again,
because
this
could
apply
to
the
board
of
estimate
and
taxation,
the
last
sentence
was
changed
to
say
elected
local
official,
because
they
may
not
attend
all
the
meetings.
Then
the
oral
disclosure
can
be
read
into
the
part
into
the
record
by
the
presiding
officer
after
that
form
has
been
filed.
So
this
is
just
clean
up
to
make
it
a
little
smoother
and
to
apply
to
both
the
council
and
the
board
of
estimate
and
taxation,
as
well
as
the
mayor
next
slide.
Please.
F
The
second
part
of
that
disclosure
section
relates
to
department,
heads
and
so
department
heads
will
disclose
their
potential
conflicts
of
interest
of
any
sort
to
the
mayor
and
city
council
and
again,
the
forum
is
prescribed
by
the
ethics
board
and
it's
distributed
to
the
mayor
and
members
of
the
city
council
and
filed
with
the
city
clerk.
So
we've
accounted
for
how
a
department
head
should
do
things
and
it's
generally
the
same
as
it
was
before,
but
more
consistent
with
the
other
methods.
F
This
third
section
relates
to
the
local
officials
who
under
subsections
three
and
four
of
that
definition,
are
the
various
members
appointed
to
boards
and
commissions,
as
well
as
agencies,
authorities
and
instrumentalities,
and
there's
a
distinction
there
between
that
and
the
prior
disclosure
of
conflicts
and
interests
had
no
disclosure
in
it.
For
those
individuals
who
served
on
city
boards,
commissions
and
advisory
committees,
it
only
discussed
conflicts
of
interest
for
those
serving
on
non-city
agencies,
authorities
or
instrumentalities,
and
so
that
was
changed
here
and
then
again
the
form
is
going
to
be
consistent.
F
F
Now
we
get
to
employees,
and
so
this
just
covers
every
employee
who's
not
covered
by
the
department
head
clause,
and
this
will
simplify
the
language
of
this,
that
you
disclose
it
potential
conflict
of
interest
on
the
form
prescribed
by
the
board,
and
then
the
disclosure
is
the
same
as
it
was
previously
in
the
ordinance.
It
will
go
to
the
supervisor
and
department
head
filed
with
the
city
clerk,
like
all
the
other
disclosures
next
slide.
Please.
F
F
This
will
come
into
play
in
situations
in
which
somebody
is
working
on
something
and
they
could
be
an
employee
but
also
a
resident
in
the
city,
and
it
could
impact
them
along
with
the
rest
of
the
city
population
and
so
that,
if
it's
a
substantial
segment
of
the
city
population,
then
there's
no
need
to
declare
a
financial
interest.
If
it's
it's
not
unique
to
them
next
slide.
Please.
F
This
phrasing
is
important
because
many
times
you
will
have
situations
in
which
the
city
is
doing
business
with
a
company
and
the
employee
assigned
to
work
on
the
project
that
spouse
works
for
that
company,
and
so
this
will
cover
those
situations
where
they
could
work
in
a
different
division.
They're,
not
the
person
that
you're
directly
negotiating
with
they
don't
have
anything
to
do
with
the
project
under
the
prior
ordinance.
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F
This
is
moving
on
to
outside
employment
and
this
talks
about
covered
individuals
and
that
you
can't
accept
employment
or
enter
into
a
contract
that
interferes
with
the
proper
discharge
of
your
public
duty
and
your
ability
to
serve
the
city.
I
see
that
there
that
we
missed
a
couple
of
the
covered
individuals
that
we
need
to
go
in
and
put
those
in,
but
they're
missing,
but
they
will
be
added
and
that
just
it's
it's
clear
everyone
has
to
comply
with
this.
F
If
you
are
going
to
accept
some
sort
of
employment
that
interferes
with
your
duty,
whether
it
be
to
the
city
as
your
job
as
an
elected
official
or
as
a
board
member,
then
that
you'd
have
to
make
a
choice
between
continuing
to
serve
as
the
employee
or
whether
you
want
that
other
job.
Instead
and
do
I
hear
a
question?
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F
If
you
were
involved
in
some
way
at
the
city,
in
your
official
city
capacity
in
the
negotiation,
development
awarding
or
management
of
that
contract,
and
then
it
also
extends
to
any
other
matter.
If
you
participated
in
that
matter,
so
this
is
to
prevent
the
self-dealing
where
you're
doing
work
at
the
city
and
setting
it
up
for
you
to
move
on
and
gain
financially
outside
the
city.
F
I'm
sorry
that
repeats
itself.
So
if
we
could
just
move
on
subsection
d,
says
an
elected
local,
official
or
an
employee,
and
that
simplifies
the
phrase
that
was
preceding
it
in
that
the
phrase
preceding
that
was
there
before
referred
to
elected
officials
in
appointed
persons
who
file
statements
of
economic
interests,
who
are
also
employees.
So
the
simpler
choice
is,
to
just
say
elected
officials
and
employees
and
the
same
thing
with
the
section
e
that
refers
again
to
employees
or
those
particular
local
officials,
and
it's
just
simpler
to
use
the
language
covered
individuals.
F
The
last
section
was
in
the
code
before,
and
it
makes
only
mention
that
you
cannot
perform
this
outside
work
during
your
hours
of
employment.
It
only
applies
to
employees
because
they
are
the
only
ones
with
hours
of
employment
and
we've
struck.
The
word
permission,
because
it's
a
declaration
of
outside
employment
is
the
title
of
it,
and
so
it
talks
about
addressing
the
use
of
vacation
and
compensatory
time
next
slide.
F
Please,
then,
a
new
section
g
is
about
actually
providing
that
notification
by
an
employee
to
their
supervisor
and
the
fact
that
that
form
is
due
every
year.
In
january
and
the
form
it
used
to
say
prescribed
by
the
ethics
officer,
we're
just
making
that
a
general
board
form
the
board
will
approve
the
form
whenever
the
ethics
officer
determines.
There
needs
to
be
changes
to
it,
we'll
bring
the
form
back
to
the
board
next
slide,
please.
F
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F
F
So
this
last
section
these
are
the
appointed
persons
to
boards
and
commissions.
It's
just
moved
to
its
own
section,
and
it
specifies
that
they
may
represent
our
lobby
on
behalf
of
people
if
they
participated
in
city
discussions
that
were
advisory
only
in
nature
and
then
clarifying
in
subsection.
Four,
that
a
former
employee
or
local
official
can't
participate
in
a
competitive
process
was
in
there
before
it.
Just
didn't
specify
the
former
next
slide.
Please
no
changes,
then,
to
the
last
section
and
next
slide:
use
of
city
property.
F
B
We
will
definitely
end
up
having
I
think,
further
discussions,
and
I
know
there
are
more
provisions
in
addition
to
these
right.
So
it's
whatever
you're
comfortable
with
is
travel.
If
you
want
to
finish
out
your
slides
today
or
if
you
wanted
to
reserve
those
for
next
time,
when
you
have
even
more
that
just
fine.
F
Next
slide,
please
only
change
here
for
these
complaints
that
are
dealt
with
by
the
human
resources
department
is
to
change
to
covered
individual
next
slide.
Please
the
nepotism
change.
Most
of
these
changes
are
just
to
switch
to
covered
individuals
and
then
we're
striking
the
language
that
is
no
longer
applicable.
It
applied
back
when
this
code
was
first
adopted
in
2003
that
when
the
code
was
adopted,
there
were
nepotism,
violations
right
off
the
bat
by
employees
who
supervised
their
own
relatives,
and
those
were
required
to
be
resolved
by
june
1st
to
2005.
F
F
Switches
to
covered
individual
throughout
and
otherwise
no
changes
to
the
substance
of
the
language
such
that
there's
no
new
reason
or
cause
for
a
violation.
Next
slide,
please,
a
related
definition
would
again
require
the
change
to
covered
individual
and
the
gender
neutral
changes
next
slide.
Please
bias
and
favoritism.
F
It's
included
in
the
deck
here
for
us
to
talk
about,
but
we're
not
proposing
any
changes
at
this
point
next
slide.
Please
inappropriate
influence
in
this
situation.
Here,
we've
taken
out
the
clause
that
would
identify
the
appointed
employees
and
just
using
the
language
employee
and
then
removing
the
gender
neutral
clause
next
slide.
F
We
want
to
make
that
clear
that
that
could
be
perceived
as
an
attempt
to
inappropriate
influence.
What
and
you're
not
saying
if
you're,
not
successful
and
inappropriately
influencing
you
have
an
attempt,
and
we
want
to
make
that
sure
that
that's
covered,
and
so
that
is
the
only
change
that
we're
making
outside
of
just
referring
that
it's
the
codes
that
employees
are
operating
under,
because
that's
what
that
section
b
refers
to
elected
official
and
employees
of
elected
officials
trying
to
influence
employees
by
city
staff
by
the
language
up
above
in
some
part
b.
F
That's
what
I
thought
I
wasn't
sure
if
there
was
one
more
closure
one.
So
again,
I
can
stand
for
questions,
but
those
have
to
do
it.
This
slide
deck
has
to
do
with
all
of
the
substantive
sections
of
the
ethics
code,
for
which
a
covered
individual
could
appear
before
this
board
for
potential
recommendations
on
discipline.
F
B
B
B
E
B
F
F
That's
listed
on
the
inquiry
log
that
I
wanted
to
bring
to
your
particular
attention,
but
could
answer
questions
if
any
of
you
have
questions
about
any
of
the
entries
on
that
log,
I
guess
I
would
note,
though,
that
again
over
the
last
two
months
I
received
17
emails
or
voicemails
generally
requesting
that
I
remove
elected
officials
or
have
requested
other
unactionable
responses
and
or
commentary
on
recent
events
in
the
city
and
I've
noted
them
here.
I've
saved
them,
but
I
have
not
responded
to
those
individuals.
F
It's
actually
been
fairly
busy
related
to
complaints
and
in
fact,
the
report
that
you
are
seeing
before
you
was
produced
before
the
last
complaint
came
in
that
we
dealt
with
today,
so
the
numbers
won't
quite
add
up.
If
you
look
at
it,
I'm
just
indicate
that,
but
we
have
had
10
compliance
with
17
allegations
filed
since
march,
and
then
departments
reported
in
seven
more
complaints,
and
so,
as
far
as
open
and
closed
there
has
been
some
progress
made
the
2019
complaints.
F
F
I
approved
an
amendment
to
the
ethics
code
actually
due
to
some
other
activity
in
the
city
ordinance
proposals.
There
is
a
new
department
that
has
been
or
looks
like.
It
will
be
if
it
hasn't
already
will
be
added
very
shortly
to
the
city's
department
list
and
that
department
needed
to
be
added
to
the
list
of
departments
in
the
definition,
and
that
was
brought
to
my
attention.
So
I
would
prove
that
kind
of
summarily
that
did
not
take
much
time.
F
That
is
an
unusual
situation,
but
those
were
all
public
data,
and
so
I
pulled
that
data
for
them.
We've
had
us.
We
had
a
lot
of
interesting
conversations
over
the
last
two
months.
Regarding
statements
and
economic
interest
filings
because
the
the
city
clerk's
office
is
the
the
office
that
actually
handles
all
the
paperwork
for
statements
of
economic
interest
and
has
done
so
very
capably.
F
F
The
anonymous
hotline
and
case
management
system
went
out
for
rfp,
I
think,
before
the
last
meeting
in
march,
and
we
have
selected
a
new
vendor.
I
drafted
that
contract
for
the
vendor.
It
was
actually
finally
executed
today
and
we
begin
implementation
starting
tomorrow
in
the
line
needs
to
go
live
on
june
1st,
and
then
I
responded
to
two
various
media
inquiries
and
one
data
request.