Minutes - Regular Meeting - 8/13/1990 Ethics Review Commission
The City of Round Rock Ethics Review Commission met on Monday, August
13, 1990 at 7: 00 p.m. in the City "Council Chamber, 221 E. Main Street.
ROLL CALL :
Those members present were David Cooke, Ray Gill , Jr. , Gene Glaeser,
Shawn Hood, J.R. Rogers, and Larry Terrell . Harold Creed was absent.
Also present was Barney Knight, General Counsel for the Ethics Review
Commission and Christine. Martinez, Assistant City Secretary.
ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE:
Each of" the. commission members read and signed the appropriate
Affirmation and Oath of Office documents .
ELECTION -OF CHAIR:
• The floor was open for nominations for the position of" Chairman of the
Ethics Review Commission. After nomination, motion and second of the
motion Gene Glaeser was appointed Chairman by acclamation with
unanimous approval of the Commission members present.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR:
The floor was open for nominations for the position of Vice-Chairman .
of the Ethics Review Commission. After nomination, motion and second
of the motion Shawn Hood was appointed Vice-Chairman by acclamation
with unanimous approval of the Commission members present.
REVIEW ORDINANCE, THE DUTIES -AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSION MEMBERS.
Barney Knight, General Counsel for the Ethics Review Commission,. went
• over each section of the Ethics Ordinance clarifying portions of the
ordinance along the way.
Knight emphasized that four or , more members of the Commission would
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constitute a quorum for 'which a legal notice would need to be posted
of that meeting. He said that the Commission should completely avoid
any type of discussion, except at a legally posted meeting, on a
complaint that has been filed. Knight continued by informing the
Commission of certain State Statutes that the Commission would need to
know and follow.
The question of whether the Ethics Review Commission would need . to
file a financial disclosure was brought up. Knight said he would
review the ordinance again and bring a clarification back to the next
meeting.
CONSIDER AND ADOPT SCHEDULES FOR INITIAL ORGANIZATIONAL L
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS AND REGULAR ANNUAL MEETINGS.
It was decided that the Commission would need to meet briefly in
September and October to establish some organizational procedures and
guidelines. The meetings would also help in allowing the Commission
more time to get better aquainted with the ordinance.
The next meeting was scheduled for Monday, September. 10, 1990 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chamber.
ADJOURNEMENT:
There being no further discussion or questions the meeting adjourned
at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Martinez
Assistant -City Secretary '