Special Meeting

MINUTES OF THE CENTENNIAL CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting 6:00 PM Monday, June 14, 2011 A Special Meeting of the City Council Board of Ethics was held on this date in the City Council Chambers at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado. A full and timely notice of this meeting had been posted and a quorum was present. 1. Call to Order Mayor Noon called the meeting to order at 6:06 PM. 2. Roll Call Those present were: Chairman Noon Board Member Dindinger Board Member Gardner Board Member McClellan Board Member Anderson Board Member Miller Board Member Weidmann Board Member Moon Those absent were: None Also present were: Jacque Wedding-Scott, City Manager Bob Widner, City Attorney Elisha Thomas, Assistant City Manager Allison Wittern, Public Information and Special Events Manager Don Wright, Support Services Manager Brenda Madison, City Clerk Barbara Setterlind, Deputy City Clerk 3. Board of Ethics Hearing Concerning Council Member Bosier Council Member Sue Bosier and her attorney Jerry Weaver, were present. Erin Smith and Michael Keane, Investigators for the City of Centennial Board of Ethics were present. Ms. Bosier and Mr. Weaver voluntarily left the hearing at 7:35 PM. X/City Council Minutes/2011 Council Minutes/2011-06-14 Special Meeting Minutes.doc Minutes – Special Meeting June 14, 2011 Page 2 Board Member Weidmann moved to enter a finding by the Centennial Board of Ethics that Ms. Bosier did, based on a preponderance of the evidence, take political signs as alleged in Complaint No. 1 of the Verified Complaint and that such action violated Sections II(A)(4), II(A)(5), IV(C) and VI(W) of the Centennial Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics. Board Member Moon seconded the motion. With Chairman Noon, Board Member Dindinger, Board Member Gardner, Board Member McClellan, Board Member Anderson, Board Member Miller, Board Member Weidmann, Board Member Moon voting AYE, and (None) voting NAY; Absent: 0. THE MOTION Passed. Board Member Moon moved to enter a finding by the Centennial Board of Ethics that Ms. Bosier, based on a preponderance of the evidence, misrepresented to law enforcement officials the identity of the juvenile who assisted her in the removal of signs and that such action violated Sections II(A)(4), II(A)(5), IV(C) and VI(W) of the Centennial Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics. Board Member Anderson seconded the motion. With Chairman Noon, Board Member Dindinger, Board Member Gardner, Board Member Anderson, Board Member Miller, Board Member Weidmann, Board Member Moon voting AYE, and Board Member McClellan voting NAY; Absent: 0. THE MOTION Passed. Board Member Weidmann moved to write a Letter of Reprimand to Council Member Bosier for Complaint No. 1, a Public Censure for Council Member Bosier for Complaint No. 2 and no eligibility for Council Member Bosier to be Mayor Pro Tem in 2012. Board Member Gardner seconded the motion. With Chairman Noon, Board Member Dindinger, Board Member Gardner, Board Member Anderson, Board Member Miller, Board Member Weidmann, Board Member Moon voting AYE, and Board Member McClellan voting NAY; Absent: 0. THE MOTION Passed. Direction was given to Bob Widner, City Attorney, to draft the Letter of Reprimand and Public Censure documents for review by the Council and approval at the June 20, 2011 meeting. 4. Adjourn There being no further matters to come before the Board of Ethics, the meeting adjourned at 12:10 AM. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________________ Brenda Madison, City Clerk X/City Council Minutes/2011 Council Minutes/2011-06-14 Special Meeting Minutes.doc