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Board of Ethics Agenda Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 3 p.m.
Madison room, City Hall, 121 N. Rouse Ave. (upstairs)
A. Call meeting to order – 3 p.m. – Madison room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse
B. Public Comment - Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview
of the Bozeman Board of Ethics. There will also be an opportunity in conjunction with each agenda item for comments pertaining to that item. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
C. Approval of the August 17, 2011 Minutes
D. Disclosure of information or comments received
E. Discussion of Mock Trial
F. Discuss Revisions to Ordinance No. 1775, (Previously 1759) Conflict of Interest
Review homework list
Definitions spelled out by Billings – look at definitions of personal vs. private interest (section K)
Define lines of elected officials vs. other boards. Sole Proprietor issue.
List of other boards – red, yellow, green. Staff and Board of Ethics members to both put together separate lists to compare to each other.
Criteria: Red = hire and fire, contract authority, financial authority, final decision making authority. Yellow = board holds statutory required public hearings but commission ultimately
has final approval authority.
Tie votes – rule of three. 2.04.140090 – Come up with recommendation. (The board discussed this provision related to why the Commission chose to make this rule in the first place.)
Ms. Kissel to clip audio about rule of three from rules of procedure Commission discussion. Ms. Kissel to work on getting audios to members in Soniclear version instead of MP3 so length
of audio will be displayed. DONE
Post employment activities = revisit what we did before. Also look at in terms of state law (6 mths) vs. city law (12 mths). Also procedurally - review noticing with the clerk. Citation
to state Montana code annotated: 2.2.201; city code: 201.110.
Board members discussed this provision. The definitions are somewhat problematic. Look at what we tried to do in 2009.
Non profit issue. Absence of a private interest definition? 0.70 e. related. If you are a member of a nonprofit board or acting as a citizen, are you conflicted?
Mock Trial - Read paperwork.
G. Discuss research request from Betsy Webb at the Local Government Center regarding the Bozeman Ethics Program – employee survey
H. FYI / Discussion
Next meeting October 19, 2011.
I. Adjourn
This meeting is open to all members of the public. If you have a disability that requires assistance, please contact our ADA Coordinator,
James Goehrung, at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).