Board of Ethics
In order to provide an orderly procedure for consideration and review of the issues, which may arise concerning questions of standards of conduct for public officers and employees, a Board of Ethics is created by the City Charter.
The Board deals with:
- Statements of Financial Interests, which are required to be filed annually by each elected and appointed officer of the City;
- Affidavits of Disclosure, which must be filed by City officials and employees under certain circumstances; and
- Ethics Complaints, which are filed with the City Clerk's Office.
The Board of Ethics consists of eight members; four members are appointed by the City Council, one from each city ward, and four are appointed by the Mayor. The City Attorney assists and advises the Board and the City Clerk serves as Recording Secretary to the Board and provides such administrative services as may be necessary. Current members are:
- Susan Grettenberger, PhD, Chair (4th Ward appointee)
- Rev. Charles Bicy, Vice-Chair (Mayoral appointee)
- Connie Doyle (Mayoral appointee)
- Rev. John Folkers, Chair (1st Ward appointee)
- Penny Gardner (Mayoral appointee)
- Wes Thorp (3rd Ward appointee) - term ends 6/30/11
- Lori Adams Simon (3rd Ward appointee) - term begins 6/30/11
- vacant (Mayoral appointee)
- Kirk Hewitt (2nd Ward appointee)
The Board of Ethics meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. meetings will be held at the Lansing Police Department - North Precinct, 740 May Street, unless otherwise notified. Meetings for 2011 are as follows:
- February 8, 2011
- March 15, 2011
- April 12, 2011
- May 10, 2011
- June 14, 2011
- July 12, 2011
- August 9, 2011
- September 13, 2011
- October 11, 2011
- November 8, 2011
- December 13, 2011
To see the text of the Ethics Ordinance and Ethics Provision of the City Charter, go to::
http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?sid=22&pid=13231
The Charter provision is Article 5, Chapter 5.
The Ordinance is in Part 2, Title 10, Chapter 290.
