Ethics Board

AGENDA OF THE ETHICS BOARD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020, 5:00 PM CITY HALL, ROOM 310 A. Roll Call. 1. William Vande Castle, Chair; Alder Bill Galvin; Branka Bakovic, Chari Graham, Cheryl RenierWigg, Aaron Weinschenk B. Approval of the Agenda. 1. Approval of the Agenda for Wednesday, February 26, 2020. C. Approval of Minutes. 1. Approval of the Minutes from the December 16, 2019 Ethics Board Meeting. D. Regular Business. 1. Consideration with possible action on request for confidential advisory opinion from employee pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.59 (5) and Green Bay Municipal Code 1.90 (9). The Board may convene in closed session pursuant to Sections 19.85(1)(h), Wis. Stats., for purposes of considering a request for confidential written advice. The Board may thereafter reconvene in open session pursuant to Section 19.85(2), Wis. Stats., to report the results of the closed session and consider the balance of the agenda. E. Adjournment. 1) THIS MEETING IS RECORDED: THE VIDEO OF THIS MEETING AND MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.greenbaywi.gov 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Any person wishing to attend who requires special accommodation because of a disability, should contact the City Safety Manager at 920-448-3125 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting time so that arrangements can be made. Agenda of the Ethics Board February 26, 2020 Page 1  3) QUORUM: Please take notice that a majority or quorum of the Common Council will attend this Ethics Board meeting and will constitute a meeting of the Common Council for purposes of discussion and information gathering relative to this agenda. 4) REPRESENTATION: The party requesting the communication, or their representative, should be present at this meeting. Agenda of the Ethics Board February 26, 2020 Page 2  MINUTES OF THE ETHICS BOARD MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019, 5:15 PM CITY HALL, ROOM 207 A. ROLL CALL. 1. William Vande Castle, Chair; Alder Bill Galvin; Branka Bakovic, Chari Graham, Cheryl Renier- Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk William VandeCastle, Alder Galvin, Cheryl Renier-Wigg and Aaron Weinschenck--present; Chari Graham and Brank Bakovic--excused. B. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. 1. Approval of the Agenda for Monday, December 16, 2019. Moved by Ald. Bill Galvin, seconded by Cheryl Renier-Wigg to approve the agenda for December 16, 2019. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. 1. Approval of the Minutes for October 10, 2019. Moved by William VandeCastle, seconded by Ald. Bill Galvin to approve the minutes for October 10, 2019. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None  D. REGULAR BUSINESS. 1. Hearing on Ethics Complaint against Alder Kathy Lefebvre, filed by Alder Andrew Nicholson, under the City of Green Bay Code of Conduct for Elected Officials. Moved by Ald. Bill Galvin, seconded by Cheryl Renier-Wigg to close the hearing portion of the meeting. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None A hearing was conducted and both parties were provided an opportunity to present evidence and arguments in support of their positions. 2. Deliberations and action on the Ethics Complaint against Alder Kathy Lefebvre, filed by Alder Andrew Nicholson, under the City of Green Bay Code of Conduct for Elected Officials. The Board may convene in closed session pursuant to Sections 19.85(1)(a), Wis. Stats., for purposes of deliberating concerning a case which was the subject of any judicial or quasi-judicial trial or hearing before that governmental body. The Board may thereafter reconvene in open session pursuant to Section 19.85(2), Wis. Stats., to report the results of the closed session and consider the balance of the agenda. Moved by Bill Galvin , seconded by Aaron Weinschenk to go into closed session. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None Moved by Bill Galvin seconded by William VandeCastle to return to regular order of business. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None Moved by Bill Galvin, seconded by William VandeCastle to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law as presented by Chair VandeCastle, and the recommendation of informal censure of Alder Lefebvre. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None E. ADJOURNMENT. Moved by Cheryl Renier-Wigg, seconded by Aaron Weinschenk to adjourn. Motion carried. Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None, Abstain- None