2009-07-08 Board of Ethics Minutes

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CHAIR: Yeah, I know what you're saying. L UM: There's not enough information in here to work from, yeah. CHAIR: Yeah, if he's asked if he's referencing a specific Code item, then I think that would give us something to proceed with and maybe agendize more specifically to discuss. Right now, since he's not, I guess the question is if we feel the information provided in the letter and our response from the Corp Counsel Office is sufficient for us to proceed, to accept and file, or should we try and agendize it as something to discuss further. LUM: I think —I move —we've got a motion, right? GENTRY: To accept and file. LUM: Yes, and we have a second. I'm ready to vote. Anybody else? CHAIR: Like 1 said, if there's aspecific Code item that he's referring to- LUM: - -I think it's up to him now. CHAIR: Any other discussion? L UM: Yes, if he wants to CHAIR: Okay, if there's no further discussion regarding the motion and the second- LUM: - -Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, one more thing. No, I take it back. I think Mary's letter is adequate to encourage him to put it in proper form and to inquire more if he needs to. So I think we're okay on this. He can call her if he has more —she even puts her phone number in here, the phone number in here. Okay. Okay, ready to vote. CHAIR: Okay. Everybody else, you sure? Okay, all in favor. (Ayes heard simultaneously.) (Mr. Cole handed the two communications back to the secretary.) CHAIR: Aye, all right, accept and filed. Moving on to 4c, draft Informal Advisory Opinion regarding Petition No. 2009 -2. C. Draft Informal Advisory pinion regarding Petition No. 2009 -2 (petition was heard at the Board's 6/10/09 meeting and was regarding the allegation that a County officer or employee violated Section 2 -83 of the Ethics Code (fair treatment) by stating to a newspaper reporter that the petitioner was "whacky ") NICHOLSON: That's the one we got this morning. 8