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:
- Rev. John Folkers, Chair (1st Ward appointee)
- Ron Frybort Vice-Chair (Mayoral appointee)
- Rev. Charles Bicy (Mayoral appointee)
- Don Cote (2nd Ward appointee)
- Susan Grettenberger, PhD (4th Ward appointee)
- Ellen Sullivan, PhD (Mayoral appointee)
- Paul Teszlewicz (Mayoral appointee)
- Wes Thorp (3rd Ward appointee)
The Board of Ethics meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the City Clerk's Conference Room, 9th Floor City Hall. Meetings for 2008 are as follows:
- January 8, 2008
- February 12, 2008
- March 11, 2008
- April 8, 2008
- May 13, 2008
- June 10, 2008
- July 8, 2008
- August 12, 2008
- September 9, 2008
- October 14, 2008
- November 11, 2008
- December 9, 2008
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 8, Chapter 276.
