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DO I NEED TO, WOW, THAT'S LOUD.
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ORDER? IS YOU, YOU START? YEAH.SO, UH, YEAH, IF YOU'RE READY FOR US TO CALL THE ORDER.
UM, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL? AND IS THERE A WAY TO TURN THIS MIC DOWN A LITTLE
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COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.HERE WE HAVE CORUM AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE
[1. 26-54795 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
THE MINUTES OF THE ETHICS COMMISSION MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11TH.MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CHIEF, UH, VICE CHAIR COLEMAN
AND DO WE HAVE ANY INPUT ON THE MINUTES?
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AND IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YOU MOVE TO A VOTE.COMMISSIONER EATON, IF WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WE COULD TAKE A VERBAL VOTE.
AS AN I FROM COMMISSIONER EATON.
MOTION CARRIES AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS AND IF APPROPRIATE, APPROVE AND SUBMIT A LETTER TO MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AND BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REGARDING THE CITY'S 2027 BUDGET AS IT RELATES TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION'S, BUDGETARY REQUESTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE CHAIR COLEMAN, SECONDED
[2. 26-54796 Recommendation to discuss and, if appropriate, approve and submit a letter to Mayor, City Council, and Budget Oversight Committee regarding the City’s 2027 Budget as it relates to the Ethics Commission's budgetary requests and recommendations. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.UM, AND I WANNA NOTE WE DID, OR AT LEAST I DID RECEIVE, I ASSUME EVERYONE RECEIVED, UH, INPUT FROM COMMISSIONER NOVE.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER INPUT ON THE DRAFT BUDGET LETTER? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? UH, UH, VICE CHAIR COLEMAN.
UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE HERE THAT, UM, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, COMMISSIONER NOVAS, UM, SUGGESTED, RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION EDITS THAT WE DO HAVE, UM, APPROVAL NOW TO SUBMIT THE LETTER TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WITH THAT CLARIFICATION, I THINK IT'S TO DISCUSS AND IF APPROPRIATE OKAY.
SO, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION COMMISSIONER NOVA'S INPUT, UM, WE DO WANT THE APPROVAL TO SUBMIT.
SO, UM, SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE AN AMENDED MOTION TO INCLUDE AND INCORPORATE COMMISSIONER NOR NOVA'S FEEDBACK.
AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A SECOND, AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THAT.
AMENDED A MO MOTION SINCE I MOVED, I WILL, UM, AMEND THE MOTION.
UH, THE, I WILL AMEND THIS ITEM, UH, TO APPROVE, UM, UH, TO APPROVE AND SUBMIT THE LETTER TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WITH COMMISSIONER NOVA'S RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE BUDGET LETTER.
DOES THE AMENDED MOTION NEED TO BE SECONDED BY THE SAME PERSON WHO SECONDED THE ORIGINAL MOTION? UH, I, I ACTUALLY DON'T THINK CHIEF CAN MAKE THE AMENDED MOTION.
SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO MAKE THE AMENDED MOTION, AND THEN YOU WOULD ACCEPT THAT, UH, YOU WOULD ACCEPT THAT AMENDED MOTION.
SO HE'S THE PERSON WHO MOVED ORIGINALLY.
SO NOW WE NEED SOMEBODY ELSE TO MOVE.
I, I MOVE THAT WE AMEND THE MOTION ALONG THE LINES STATED BY COMMISSIONER, BY VICE CHAIR COLEMAN VICE CHAIR.
I, I GUESS I JUST HAVE A, A QUESTION, MAYBE IT'S FOR COUNCIL, BUT SOME OF HIS SUGGESTIONS, WHICH ARE ALL EXCELLENT, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING IT.
SO I'M NOT, DO WE, AS PART OF THIS, DO WE HAVE TO ISOLATE DOWN TO THE PRECISENESS? OR HOW DO, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? I GUESS I WAS ASSUMING WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE NOT WORD FOR WORD CHA CHANGES.
HE DID NOT SUGGEST WORD FOR WORD CHANGES IN SOME PLACES.
AND I ASSUME THAT THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR WITHIN THIS HAD THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE IT WAS CLEAR.
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LET'S MOVE TO A VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION.AS AN AYE, FROM COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS, MOTION CARRIES.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2025 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ETHICS COMMISSION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILL.
UM, ON THIS ONE, THE, THE REPORT HAS BEEN FINALIZED
[3. 26-54801 Recommendation to receive and file the 2025 Annual Report of the Ethics Commission’s for distribution to Mayor and City Council. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
BASED, AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE LAST TIME.I THINK YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I INCORPORATED YES, VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE, UM, HOWEVER, ONE OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS I MADE IS TO REMOVE, UH, COMMISSIONER JP SHOP WELL'S NAME TWICE.
IT'S, AND I MUST HAVE MISSED THAT AND IT'S FINAL GOT IT.
WHAT? SORRY? THAT HEATHER, THAT'S, THAT'S FINALIZED, RIGHT? IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED, OR NO, IT HASN'T BEEN SUBMITTED FOR SUBMISSION.
SO WE CAN STILL MAKE A CHANGE OR TWO.
YEAH, BECAUSE SOME, SOME CHANGES THAT, THAT I POINTED OUT ARE NOT CHOICES.
SO I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE SHOULD CHANGE, FOR SURE.
DEFINITELY EVERYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SO THEN WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE MOTION, WHICH IS TO, UH, UH, CHANGE TO AMEND THE DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT TO TAKE INTO CON TO TAKE TO IMPLEMENT COMMISSIONER NOVA'S GRAMMATICAL AND GRAMMATICAL CHANGES AND TO SUBMIT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, COMMISSIONER GILLETTE, DO YOU ACCEPT THE CHANGE? I ACCEPT.
AND COMMISSIONER GILL, YOU SECOND VOTE? SECOND.
UM, DID WE VOTE ON THE SECOND ITEM? I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE, DID WE VOTE ON IT? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? UH, ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, MOVE TO A VOTE.
FROM COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEM AGENDA TOPICS FOR THE UPCOMING OFFSITE ETHICS COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTIS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GALE.
UM, AND I DO WANNA NOTE ON THIS THAT THE DATE OF THE OFFSITE HAS MOVED FROM MAY TO JUNE,
[4. 26-54802 Recommendation to discuss potential agenda topics for the upcoming Offsite Ethics Commission Special Meeting. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
RIGHT? YES.WE JUST CONFIRMED THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
UM, THE COMMISSIONERS RESPONDED TO THE, THAT THEY WERE AVAILABLE AND THE LOCATION WHERE WE'RE GOING IS AVAILABLE.
UH, SO JUNE 10TH IS THE DATE NOW, AND THAT'LL START AT TWO O'CLOCK? YES.
UM, AND, UH, I WANNA SAY THE MEETING AGENDA TODAY IS, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WAY TOO SHORT.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE ON THE LIST THAT ARE JUST NOT FULLY BAKED AND READY TO BRING TO THE COMMISSION WHEN WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE READY TO BRING TO THE COMMISSION.
UM, SO IT'S GOOD THAT WE NOW HAVE TWO MONTHS TO PLAN FOR THE OFFSITE.
UM, AND I'D REALLY APPRECIATE INPUT, UM, FROM FOLKS SO THAT IF WE ARE ASKING
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SOMEONE ON STAFF TO PRESENT, THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO DO SO, UM, GIVEN WHATEVER ELSE THEY MAY HAVE ON THEIR PLATE AT THE TIME.UM, AND, UH, THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.
AND I'M, I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME MEDIA OUT SO THAT WE ALSO CAN THINK ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE OF MORE INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAN WHAT SEEMED TO BE ON OUR AGENDA MOST DAYS WHEN WE DON'T GET MUCH PUBLIC INTEREST.
UM, ONE THING, COMMISSIONER GILLETTE, YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT ELECTIONS AND I THINK THAT'S MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE OFFSITE.
UM, AND WE'LL, WE'LL ASK FOR A PRESENTATION ON MONEY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
UH, DIVIDE BY NINE, UH, OFFICE HOLDER ACCOUNTS, ET CETERA.
MAY I AS A POINT OF, UM, JUST CLARIFICATION THERE, I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER GILLETTE HAD, UM, AT A PRIOR MEETING DISCUSSED CAMPAIGN FINANCE, UM, AND DIVIDE BY NINE SOMETIMES IS DIFFERENT.
WOULD WE LIKE TO SEE BOTH TOPICS, UM, AT OUR OFFSITE, OR ARE WE THINKING MORE ABOUT SPECIFICALLY CAMPAIGN FINANCE? YOU'RE RIGHT.
UM, WHATEVER OUR TIME ALLOWS
I THINK AT THIS POINT, IN LIGHT OF THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, UH, THE PUBLIC IS INTERESTED IN WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE.
AND, UH, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN BE, UH, AHEAD OF THAT, UH, TO EDUCATE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
THE ONLY OTHER FEEDBACK I WOULD OFFER IS, UM, I AGREE WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.
I LIKE THE OFFICE HOLDER ACCOUNTS.
WE KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN A BIG AREA OF FOCUS.
WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM, UM, FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND IF WE WANT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVEN MORE, UH, CERTAINLY THE DIVIDE BY NINE IS IMPORTANT, BUT PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH, UH, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT SURE THERE'S AS MUCH AWARENESS, BUT WE SHOULD GET TO IT EVENTUALLY.
OTHER POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR THE OFFSITE I CHAIR? UM, I JUST WANNA CONFIRM THAT, UH, BRYCE TYLER IS WORKING ON HIS FEEDBACK FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS PROTOCOL, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR THE JUNE MEETING.
NO, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD ITEM TO PUT ON OKAY.
THE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA SO YOU GUYS COULD REALLY GO THROUGH IT.
MAY WOULD'VE BEEN GOOD, BUT JUDY'S GREAT.
I THINK ANOTHER, UM, TOPIC AS OTHERS ON THE COMMISSION THINK IS THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, UM, BEFORE.
UM, AND I THINK THAT, UM, JUST KNOWING HOW THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS GOES, PERHAPS, I KNOW THAT WE'VE PUT IN, UM, STATEMENTS THAT THOSE WHO WISH TO, UM, OFFER SERVICES TO THE CITY MUST PROVIDE.
UM, AND SO MAYBE MORE CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AS, YOU KNOW, IF DIRECTLY IN MY OPINION, RELATED TO, UM, ETHICS.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
THAT WAS BEFORE, I THINK IT WAS BEFORE THE VENDOR CODE OF CONDUCT.
OTHER THOUGHTS? AND DO WE HAVE ANY INPUT FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? MIGHT HAVE ONE OTHER THOUGHT.
UM, UH, THE O ONLY OTHER THOUGHT AND JUST BACKING UP, WHAT, UH, CHIEF COL, UM, COMMISSIONER COLEMAN SAID IS, AND MAYBE I DON'T HAVE THE TIMING RIGHT, BUT I KNOW THE CITY CHANGED FROM USING PLANET BIDS TO, UM, LONG BEACH BUYS.
SO PART OF SOMETHING MIGHT BE IF THEY, IF IT WAS LONG BEACH, I'M SORRY, PLANET BIDS LAST TIME AND NOW IT'S A DIFFERENT SYSTEM, POSSIBLY HOW THE SYSTEM MIGHT
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BE BETTER OR DIFFERENT, MIGHT BE PART OF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY WOULD PRESENT.IF IT WAS LONG BEACH BUYS A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND THEN, THEN NOW IT'S STILL THE SAME, THEN MY COMMENTS MOVED.
I, I I, I, I STILL THINK IT'S GOOD TO, BECAUSE I THINK AT THE TIME LONG BEACH BUYS WAS COMING INTO USE, BUT NOW WE'VE GOT SOME YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH IT, SO I THINK IT'S STILL A GOOD POINT.
ANY OTHER INPUT? OH, WE'RE, WE'RE ANY OTHER INPUT, ANY INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC? SHOULD WE MOVE TO A VOTE? MOTION CARRIES AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO UPDATE ARTICLE FOUR OF THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE ETHICS COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO BE HELD.
DURING THE LAST MEETING, BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER
[5. 26-54803 Recommendation to adopt resolution to update Article 4 of the Rules and Procedures of the Ethics Commission to allow for the annual election of officers to be held during the last meeting before the first regular meeting of August. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
GILL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER EATON.UM, AND LET ME JUST NOTE, THIS WAS NECESSITATED BECAUSE WE DECIDED TO GO DARK FOR OUR JULY MEETING.
AND ACTUALLY I THINK WE MISSED THE JULY MEETING LAST YEAR WITHOUT HAVING CHANGED THE BYLAWS, WHICH ISN'T GREAT.
SO THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO BRING US, GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE NEED.
UM, COMMISSIONER NOVA SUGGESTED SOME LANGUAGE, UH, THAT WAS, UH, DISTRIBUTED.
UM, I CHECKED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE THE MEETING, AND SHE IS COMFORTABLE WITH US CONSIDERING THAT ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE, UH, UH, AS PART OF OUR DISCUSSION.
SO I'D LIKE INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE, THE POINT OF MOVING IS THAT OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE OURSELVES THAT FLEXIBILITY FOR FUTURE COMMISSIONS AS WELL.
AND IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT COMMISSIONER NOVA'S, UM, ALTERNATE LANGUAGE, UH, WHETHER YOU WANT US TO USE THAT LANGUAGE RATHER THAN THE LANGUAGE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE, THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE.
CITY ATTORNEY SAYS IT'S LEGALLY SUFFICIENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER GILL, UH, I'M SURE I COULD HAVE FOUND IT, BUT WAS THE PREVIOUS WORDS SAYING THAT THE VOTE WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE IN JULY? YES.
THAT'S SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE IT GENERIC.
WE JUST WANNA, WELL, IT'S NOT QUITE GENERIC 'CAUSE IT'S AT ANY, AT OUR LAST SURE.
I MEAN, SCHEDULED MEETING BEFORE AUGUST.
UM, LAST, SO I GET TO BE A LAME DUCK FOR TWO MONTHS.
THE, THE RIGHT, THE FINAL MEETING PROCEEDING AUGUST.
JUST, UH, EVERYTHING I READ HAD THAT TYPE OF LANGUAGE AND I COULDN'T, I ASSUMED IT SAID JULY, BUT I MM-HMM
I'M NOT SURE WHY WE, WELL, I, I THINK ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD ELECTIONS IN JULY.
AND I THINK MEMBERS, I I THINK COMMISSION TERMS NOW ARE ALL SET TO EXPIRE IN JULY.
IS THAT RIGHT? ARE ALL OF THEM EXPIRE IN JULY OR NO, JUNE 30TH? UH, I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALL EXPIRED ANYWAY.
CORRECT THE RECORD ON THAT ONE, BUT WE WERE DEFINITELY SET TO JULY IN OUR BYLAWS.
SO THE MOTION SAYS RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO UPDATE ARTICLE FOUR.
SO, UM, COMMISSIONER GILL, WOULD YOU ACCEPT AN AMENDMENT TO
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ADOPT THE RESOLUTION PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER NOVE TO UPDATE ARTICLE FOUR? YES, I WILL.AND COMMISSIONER EATON, YOU'LL SECOND THAT.
DO WE, HAVE I ASKED FOR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? NO.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? LET'S MOVE TO A VOTE.
IF WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WE CAN TAKE A, A VERBAL, OH, I'M SORRY.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM WAITING
[6. 26-54797 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Social Media and Campaign Activity. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GILL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.UM, I CAN SAY THAT THE, THIS AD HOC, UM, HAS BEEN CIRCULATING A DRAFT MEMO THAT WE HAD HOPED TO GET TO THIS MEETING, BUT WE WILL BE CIRCULATING FOR THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH SUMMARIZES, UH, TWO ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THE ISSUE AS WELL AS MORE CLEARLY DEFINING THE ISSUE AND THEN ALSO SUMMARIZES WHAT LONG BEACH HEAD, UH, LAW ORDINANCE POLICY, UH, DEMONSTRATES.
UM, IT'S NOT READY FOR CIRCULATION THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE A MEETING WE WILL BE MEETING SHORTLY, UM, AND WE'LL FINALIZE IT AND IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INPUT ON THIS ITEM THAT WE CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION? OKAY.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS AGENDA ITEM? UM, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITIES.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMM VICE CHAIR COLEMAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
SINCE OUR FEBRUARY 11TH ETHICS COMMISSION MEETING, OUR
[7. 26-54804 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Commission Responsibilities. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AD HOC COMMITTEE MET ON FEBRUARY 18TH AND MARCH 3RD, UH, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON REVIEWING EXISTING CITY PROTOCOLS FOR INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION OF ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPER CONDUCT.UH, WE FEEL THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START TO UNDERSTAND THE ETHICS COMMISSION'S ROLE IN THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS.
OUR FOCUS IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH ESTABLISHED ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS WHILE STAYING WITHIN OUR COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY WILL CONTINUE TO MEET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE, WHAT AUTHORITY WE HAVE OVER COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
AND WE'LL PROVIDE A MORE FORMAL UPDATE AT A FUTURE MEETING.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS TOMORROW APRIL 9TH.
IS THERE ANY INPUT ON THIS ITEM FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY INPUT ON THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? LET'S MOVE TO A VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON POLICIES REVIEW.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER AVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
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UH, CHAIR, UH, THERE IS NO REPORT TODAY.[8. 26-54805 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on Policies Review. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
COORDINATING WITH HER COUNTERPARTS REGARDING ANY ADDITIONAL ARS THAT REQUIRE REVIEW.UH, WE WILL KEEP THE COMMISSION UPDATED.
ANY OTHER INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
MOTION CARRIES AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION CANDIDATE FILINGS.
VICE CHAIR COLEMAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
UM, THE AD HOC HAS, DID NOT MEAN, HAS NOTHING TO SHARE.
[9. 26-54806 Recommendation to receive and file monthly update from the Ad Hoc Committee on the Primary Nominating Election Candidate Filings. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
IS APRIL 23RD.UM, AND SO WE WILL HAVE A REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF REPORTS 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING, HUH? THERE SHOULD BE A FAIR BIT OF RESEARCH ON THAT ON OUR PART.
ANY OTHER INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAS INPUT ON THIS ITEM? LET'S MOVE TO A VOTE.
RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS.
AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE, CREATE OR REAUTHORIZE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER GILL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.
[10. 26-54798 Recommendation to discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve, create or reauthorize Ad Hoc Committees. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ANYONE THINK WE NEED ANOTHER AD HOCNO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM FROM THE COMMISSION.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10.
SEEING NONE, I MOTION CARRIES.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY UPDATE FROM THE ETHICS OFFICER.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER DE BENEDICTUS.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER EATON.
[11. 26-54799 Recommendation to receive and file a monthly update from the Ethics Officer. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
YOU, CHAIR.UM, I'VE ALREADY SHARED A COUPLE OF MY UPDATES.
UM, JUST WANNA MENTION, THE FAIR ACT IS COMING BACK TO THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST.
UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CHAIR WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, WITH OUR CITY CLERK, AND WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT ON, UH, PREPARING A STAFF MEMO, UM, IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP DURING THE LAST GO MEETING.
SO TO BE CONTINUED ON THAT, UH, THE ROADSHOW WITH THE MAYOR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IT'S GOING VERY WELL SO FAR THIS YEAR.
WE'VE, UH, DONE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS AND ARE SCHEDULED FOR SEVERAL MORE GOING INTO JUNE AND JULY.
UM, COULD COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THERE MAY BE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO INTERNALLY, WHAT WE CALL THE ROADSHOW, UM, IT'S, UM, PRESENTATIONS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS.
UM, SO WE DO A BROWN ACT REFRESHER, AND THEN I SHARE UPDATES FROM THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.
UM, AND, AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED IN MY PRESENTATION ARE JUST REMINDERS FOR COMMISSIONERS AS, UM, APPOINTED OFFICIALS.
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UM, SO YEAH, MY, MY PRESENTATION'S ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THEN THE CITY ATTORNEYS IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT.UM, BUT YEAH, COMMISSIONS, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST YEAR WE DIDN'T GET MANY, UM, RESPONSES.
AND FAST FORWARD TO THIS YEAR, UM, WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE COMMISSIONS, SO VERY EXCITING.
ALMOST ALL THE COMMISSIONS HAVE QUESTIONS, UM, BOTH FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ME.
SO IT'S BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND I CAN SHARE, UH, WITH THE COMMISSION THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE DO.
WELL, YOU SAW THE BROWN ACT REFRESHER RECENTLY, AND I CAN SHARE YOU SHARE WITH YOU MY PRESENTATION.
UH, OKAY, SO TALKED ABOUT BRYCE.
SO OUR INTERN RECRUITMENT, UM, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN, UH, WE, UM, ARE BRINGING TWO INTERNS ON BOARD.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY BEING ONBOARDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, UM, TYLER AND I ARE ALSO WORKING WITH LBCC AND EU GLADIA CENTER FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, UM, ON ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE REALLY LEAN INTO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THESE INTERNSHIPS.
UM, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS, UM, THERE AREN'T ANY EXTRA RESOURCES RIGHT NOW.
SO VERY DEPENDENT ON, UH, WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO AGREE OR WHAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS ABLE TO AGREE TO.
AND, UM, SO THE, THE TWO INTERNS THAT YOU'RE GETTING THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THEY COME FOR HOW MANY WEEKS? I DON'T, IT'S A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS.
SO, UM, I, I CAN'T REM I THINK IT'S LIKE FOUR SOMETHING.
SO WE COULD STRETCH IT OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH LONG BEACH CITY.
THEY DO HAVE ACTUALLY A PROGRAM THAT SUPPLEMENTS INTERNSHIPS.
UM, THEIRS IS A 12 WEEK PROGRAM.
UM, SO ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT WITH LBCC, THAT, THAT WILL BE MORE LIMITED THAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT'S ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO COME IN AND, AND GET THAT BEHIND THE SCENES EXPERIENCE.
SO JUST EXCITED THAT WE CAN OFFER THAT TO THEM.
ARE THE INTERNS COLLEGE STUDENTS HERE LOCALLY IN LONG BEACH? YES.
BOTH THAT WE HAVE COMING ON ARE, UH, CAL STATE, AND THEN, UH, THIS IS SAM'S LAST MEETING WITH US.
UM, SO SAM LOPEZ, YOU ALL KNOW, UM, SHE IS OUR ASSISTANT RECORDS COORDINATOR, ALSO MY ADMIN SUPPORT.
AND, UM, SHE IS EXPANDING HER WINGS.
SHE IS GOING OVER TO HARBOR, UH, TO WORK IN THEIR HR DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO THIS WILL BE HER LAST MEETING WITH US, AND THEN NEXT WEEK IS HER LAST WEEK.
SO JUST WANNA CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S EXCITING FOR HER TO YEAH, IT IS.
IT'S A GREAT, GREAT, UM, ADDITION FOR THE HARBOR.
UM, FOR THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY.
AND WE ARE WORKING ON A RECRUITING FOR HER VACANCY.
YEAH, SHE'S ALREADY COMMITTED TO THAT.
SO,
THAT'S, IT WAS ALWAYS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
AND YOU BRING QUITE A LOT OF LEVITY TO THE OFFICE.
SO CAN WE GET HER BACK FOR, UM, CUPCAKES OR SOMETHING SOMETIME
SHE'LL HAVE TO COME IN PERSON EVERY DAY, SO SHE'LL ALWAYS BE HERE.
SO I'M SURE WE CAN GET HER OVER HERE FOR CUPCAKES ANYTIME BEFORE FIVE 30.
SO WE'LL DO MONDAY SUBSTITUTE.
HEATHER, I DIDN'T WANNA INTERRUPT YOUR REPORT, BUT IN THAT INTERIM, I KNOW THAT THIS COMMISSION VERY MUCH SO LIKES THOSE RECORD RETENTION AND OR TO RESPOND TO THE, UM, REQUESTS.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALREADY VERY STRETCHED, VERY THIN IN THAT INTERIM.
IS THERE KIND OF A PLAN? YES, FOR PAS? SO, UM, OUR PLAN, I, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, UM, THE REQUEST JUST CONTINUE TO INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY.
UM, SO WITHOUT SAM, AGAIN, THAT IS
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A HUGE LOSS.SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, UM, EXTENDING OUR RESPONSE TIME, WHICH LEGALLY WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO.
WE HAVE TO RESPOND WITHIN THAT 10 DAYS, WHETHER RECORDS EXIST.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO PROVIDE RECORDS IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO WE ARE GIVING A 90 DAY WINDOW, AND MOST OF THE TIME WE'LL BE ABLE TO, TO, UM, RELEASE THOSE RECORDS WELL BEFORE THE 90 DAY DEADLINE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, IS JUST EXTENDING THE PRESSURE THAT REALLY WE PUT ON OURSELVES TO, TO HAVE IT OUT WITHIN 30 DAYS.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO BRING ON, WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON BRINGING ON, UM, LIKE AN APPLE ONE TEMP WHILE WE ARE RECRUITING.
SO IT, THAT GAP SHOULD BE FILLED PRETTY QUICKLY.
OF COURSE, THERE IS, UM, THE LEARNING TIME.
IT'S GONNA TAKE, THERE'S A LOT OF POOR SAM AND MEG.
THEY, EVERY DAY WE HAVE DO A LESSON BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SO MANY NUANCES TO, UM, THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PROGRAM.
BUT I THINK WE'LL HAVE COVERAGE PRETTY QUICKLY.
IT'S JUST THAT LEARNING CURVE AND THEN WE'LL REASSESS IF WE NEED TO.
WAS THAT THE LAST ITEM?
UM, ANY OTHER INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.
ITEM NUMBER 12, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE CHAIR COLEMAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLETTE.
THE THE LAST ONE WAS JUST FOR THE OFFSITE.
[12. 26-54800 Recommendation to discuss potential agenda items for future Commission meetings. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AGENDA ITEMS? MAY BE MUCH MORE FUTURE LOOKING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST? OKAY.UM, HEARING NOTHING FROM THE COMMISSION, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS. CITY STAFF.
MY NAME IS LILLIAN PARKER AND I COME TO YOU TODAY.
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Ethics Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
AND I AM IN UNFAMILIAR WATERS, AND SO I'M COMING TO YOU AS I'VE BEEN, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.UM, I HAD PLACED A COMPLAINT OF ETHICS WITH THE ETHICS OFFICER, UM, TO THAT TIME HAS PASSED.
AND IT WASN'T UNTIL TODAY THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR OFFICE DOES NOT HANDLE IT BECAUSE I QUESTIONED THEIR INADEQUACIES WITH REGARDS TO THE REVIEW PROCESS.
UM, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT I HAVE IS THAT THEY FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS A COMPLAINT AND NOT A CONCERN TODAY, BUT THEY REROUTED ME TO THE VERY OFFICE THAT I'M LISTING THE COMPLAINT WITH.
SO I GUESS MY, UH, REQUEST FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD BE THAT ONE, UM, THE ETHICS OFFICER BE SET WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO, IN THE BEGINNING OF A PROCESS, UH, REFER THE, UH, PUBLIC TO WHAT, WHO IN THE CITY WOULD HANDLE THOSE COMPLAINTS.
UM, I ASKED FOR, UM, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF, UM, A RECORD OF SUCH, UM, COMPLAINT.
UM, REAL EVASIVE IN THE RESPONSE, NOT ADDRESSING THE RESPONSE.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL OPERATE SUCH AS THE COMPLAINT COMMISSION USED TO OPERATE, UM, WITH ADVISING AND OR GETTING BACK OR TAKING SEPARATE COMPLAINTS IN REVIEW.
UM, AND SO I, I LOOK TO YOU GUYS TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR ME IF ALLOWED.
I'M SURE THAT I'LL BE BACK WHEN I'M ARMED WITH MORE
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ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.UM, BUT AGAIN, MY NAME IS LILLIAN PARKER.
I AM FROM THE, UM, COMMUNITY AND, UM, WOULD REALLY, UH, LIKE FOR THE CITY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS BECAUSE ETHICS, UM, JUST DOESN'T FALL WITHIN, UM, THE FINANCIAL STATE.
IT'S HOW THEY, THE OFFICES OF THE COUNCILS ADDRESS THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
UM, THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY IF THEY ARE PAYING THE SALARIES OF THE STAFF IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
THEY DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK INTO THE CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
UM, TO PROVIDE A SMOKE SCREEN IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME, UH, TO NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE, TO MINIMIZE AND REVICTIMIZE, UM, THE VERY PERSON BRINGING A COMPLAINT IS INAPPROPRIATE AND UNACCEPTABLE.
AND WHEREAS I DON'T WANT TO, UM, BRING A CLOUD OVER, UM, THE CITY AND ITS ROLE.
I HAVE NO OTHER OBLIGATION BECAUSE I, I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES OR THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
AND SO TO THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WOULD APPRECIATE, UM, LEAVING MY CONTACT INFORMATION, UM, WITH THE, THE STAFF SO THAT MAYBE, HOPEFULLY A DECENT ANSWER WOULD COME MY WAY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, WE WILL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? I AM GOING TO MOVE TO ADJOURN.[ADJOURNMENT]
RIGHT.