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highest standard or ethical conduct so that the public may have <br /> trust and confidence in the integrity of the government. And <br /> they're not exercising the highest standard of conduct if they're <br /> failing to uphold the laws...their oath...which says they're <br /> supposed to uphold the law. <br /> Ms. Sumner-Mack: I'm...to oppose that as a motion now. I mean I think we should <br /> be... <br /> Mr. Robinson: Proactive. <br /> Ms. Sumner-Mack: Proactive. Exactly. <br /> Ms. Hall: I would also caution that you have to attach it to the code. Not just <br /> a Charter section. But you'd actually have to look for the code. In <br /> which section is it. Is it fair treatment? Is it a conflict of interest? <br /> You know, that kind of thing so. It might be something you guys <br /> might wanna look at more closely. You can't just say that it's a <br /> broad, ethical violation. It has to actually be within the code of <br /> ethics that you guys are looking at. <br /> Mr. Robinson: You just read from the? <br /> Mr. Heintz: Article 14...Section 14-1 (b). <br /> Ms. Hall: That's the Charter. <br /> Mr. Heintz: And the other is Section 2-86 (b) of the County Code of Ethics. <br /> Ms. Hall: Yeah. That's your authority to initiate but you'd still need to... <br /> Just as if somebody came here and filed a petition. It would still <br /> have to he a section attached to that petition that says; you know, <br /> there is a possible violation of this section of the Code of Ethics. <br /> Mr. Robinson: I remember you asked that question, Larry, at the... You asked <br /> that. <br /> Mr. Heintz: Yes. At the State Ethics conference. <br /> Mr. Robinson: And it was my impression that people were saying...well that's an <br /> interesting... <br /> Mr. Heintz: They said it was an interesting and good question and then <br /> everybody ducked. <br /> 31 <br />