HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-23-18 City Commission Packet Materials - C3. Remove Board Members for Incomplete Ethics Training
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Robin Crough, City Clerk Andrea Surratt, City Manager
SUBJECT: Remove Citizen Advisory Board Members with Incomplete Annual Ethics Training
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2018
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Remove the eight Citizen Advisory Board members that did not complete the annual City of Bozeman ethics training for all city officials, city boards, and employees.
BACKGROUND: The City Charter (Section 7.01(b)) requires the City Commission to
appropriate sufficient funds annually to the City Manager so that all city officials, city boards, and
employees complete an annual ethics training regarding state and city ethics codes.
In September of 2012, with the passage of Ordinance No. 1833, the Bozeman Municipal Code was amended to include a statement that the City Clerk shall forward to the Commission annually a list of appointed officials who fail to take the required training under Bozeman Municipal Code section 2.03.600.A.14(b) and the Charter. The Commission may remove an appointed official for
failing to comply.
This year’s training was an online training coordinated with the Montana State University Local Government Center. The training was written with board-specific content to be more useful than duplicating the training for employees. A Verification of Ethical Conduct Form was added as a
required component of the training.
The initial email requesting completion was sent on April 2, 2018, with follow-ups on April 16, April 26, May 17, and May 30. Staff and Commission liaisons were included on the final notices to help encourage completion. The deadline was extended to June 29, 2018 and the City Clerk’s Office sent a final reminder letter from Mayor Andrus to each incomplete board member’s email
and home address on file on June 14, 2018.
The City Clerk does not have record of the following eight individuals completing the online training and/or signing the required Verification of Ethical Conduct Form:
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Incomplete Citizen Advisory Board
Michael Basile Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board
Chris Budeski Impact Fee Advisory Committee
Erik Garberg Zoning Commission
Vonda Laird Downtown Urban Renewal District Board
Cory Lawrence Downtown Urban Renewal District Board
Josh Palmer Midtown Urban Renewal Board
David Wright Building Board of Appeals
Completed Quiz But Not
Ethical Verification Form
Citizen Advisory Board
Richard Shanahan Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
ALTERNATIVES: Do not remove the Citizen Advisory Board members from their
respective appointments.
FISCAL EFFECTS: None.
Attachments: None
Report compiled on: 7/11/2018
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