Board of Ethics

CITY OF LANSING - BOARD OF ETHICS REGULAR MEETING June 10, 2025, 5:30 P.M. Reo Elections Office 1221 Reo Rd Lansing AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL □ Jim DeLine, Chairperson □ Keith Kris, Vice Chairperson □ Janielle Houston □ R Cole Bouck □ Jim Cavanagh □ John Folkers □ Rachelle Franklin □ Charles Filice A Quorum is: □ Present □ Not Present □ Others Present: PUBLIC COMMENT (TIME LIMIT OF 5 MINUTES PER SPEAKER) APPROVAL OF AGENDA □ As Submitted □ With Changes Noted SECRETARY'S REPORT □ Approval of Minutes: May 13, 2025 NEW BUISNESS Statement of Financial Interests Ronald Embry HRCS Advisory Board Board Member CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT CHAIR’S REPORT: TABLED ITEMS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Ethics Manual Review Public/Employee Awareness of the Board of Ethics ADJOURNMENT Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (517) 483-4131 (TTY 711). 24 hour notice may be needed for certain accommodations. An attempt will be made to grant all reasonable accommodation request.  MINUTES LANSING CITY BOARD OF ETHICS REGULAR MEETING May 13, 2025, 5:30 PM Reo Elections Office 1221 Reo Rd Lansing The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Jim DeLine, Chairperson Keith Kris, Vice-Chairperson – (arrived at 5:45pm) Jim Cavanagh John Folkers Charles Filice – (arrived at 5:37pm) R Cole Bouck Janielle Houston ABSENT: Rachelle Franklin A QUORUM WAS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT: Brian P Jackson, City Clerk’s Office Joe Abood, City Attorney’s Office PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Moved by Janielle Houston to approve the agenda as submitted. MOTION CARRIED SECRETARY’S REPORT: Approval of Minutes Moved by Jim Cavanagh to approve the Minutes of April 8, 2025. MOTION CARRIED NEW BUSINESS: Statements of Financial Interests with no items disclosed. Scott Bean Mayor's Office Communications Director Sheryl Boak City Council Office Manager Jake Brower Mayor's Office Chief Strategy Officer Kimberly Coleman HRCS Department Director Elisha Franco Board of Water & Light BWL Auditor Michael Hopson HRCS Department Culture/Accountability Officer Frank Lee HRCS Advisory Board Board Member Glenn Lopez HRCS Advisory Board Board Member Delvata Moses HRCS Department Deputy Director Elizabeth O'Leary HR Department Director Dennis Parker HR Department Chief Labor Negotiator Renee Richmond City Council Committee Admin. Asst. Lucianna Solis Mayor's Office Community Relations Liaison Daniel Spencer HRCS Department Contract Manager Rawley VanFossen Economic Development & Director Planning Gregory Venker Law Department City Attorney Daphine Whitfield HRCS Department Contract Manager Versey Williams HRCS Advisory Board Board Member Thomas Woods HRCS Advisory Board Board Member Moved by R Cole Bouck to place all of the Statement of Financial Interests with no items disclosed listed above on file, having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Amy Crank, HRCS Department Contract Manager Moved by R. Cole Bouck to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Jeffery Brown, City Council Member Moved by Jim Cavanagh to place the Statement of Financial Interests on  file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Paul Dripchak, HRCS Advisory Board Member Moved by Jim Cavanagh to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Jeremy Garza, City Council Member Moved by Janielle Houston to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Sean Gehle, HRCS Advisory Board Member Moved by Keith Kris to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Kimberly Gillespie, HRCS Department Contract Manager Moved by Keith Kris to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance at this time. The Board’s written response will include a reminder of their ongoing duty to submit a new Statement of Financial Interest if any new and relevant information arises. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Melissa Horste, Advisory Board Member Moved by R. Cole Bouck to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Adam Hussain, City Council Member Moved by Janielle Houston to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Brian T. Jackson, City Council Member Moved by Janielle Houston to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to  further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Ryan Kost, City Council Member Moved by R. Cole Bouck to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Christopher Mumby, Mayor’s Office Chief of Staff/Deputy Mayor Moved by Janielle Houston to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Trini Pehlivanoglu, City Council Member Moved by Keith Kris to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Peter Spadafore, City Council Member Moved by Jim Cavanagh to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Chris Swope, City Clerk Moved by Keith Kris to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Statement of Financial Interests Crystal Thomas, Finance Department Director/Treasurer Moved by Cole Bouck to place the Statement of Financial Interests on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Affidavit of Disclosure Erin Buitendorp, Economic Development and Planning Moved by Jim Cavanagh to place the Affidavit of Disclosure on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED Affidavit of Disclosure Aiden Godby, Police Department Moved by Cole Bouck to place the Affidavit of Disclosure on file having found no violation of the Ethics Ordinance or other issues to further debate or discuss at this time. MOTION CARRIED CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT: None. CHAIR’S REPORT: Chairperson DeLine requested “Public/Employee Awareness of the Board of Ethics” to be added to the June 10, 2025 agenda. TABLED ITEMS: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Rules of Procedure Review Moved by Janielle Houston to accept the Rules of Procedure with approved amendments. MOTION CARRIED Deputy Clerk Jackson shared that the City Clerk’s Office will send the approved Rules to the Office of the City Attorney for review for approval to form per the City Charter. If approved, then the Rules shall be submitted to City Council. If they are not approved, the Rules shall be sent back to the Ethics Board for further consideration. Ethics Manual Review The Mayor’s Office provided an updated cover letter to the Ethics Manual as requested. Chairperson DeLine requested that the Ethics Manual Review remain on the June 10, 2025 Agenda for further discussion. ADJOURNED 6:43 p.m.