Ethics Board

City of Saratoga Springs Board of Ethics Minutes Monday, May 5, 2014 The meeting commenced at 5:37PM in the City Hall City Council Room. Present: Justin Hogan – Chairperson, Cathy Masie, Brendan Chudy, Courtney Deleonardis, and Marilyn Rivers with Tony Izzo as Advisor and Sarah Burger, City Attorney Discussion: Introduction of new board members: Justin Hogan introduced and welcomed new BOE members Brendan Chudy and Courtney Deleonardis and new City Attorney Sarah Burger. Marilyn Rivers agreed to continue taking notes for the BOE. Mayor Yepsen thanked the BOE members for agreeing to serve the City and welcomed them to the BOE. Justin gave a brief overview of the duties of the BOE and its responsibility to:  Enforce and interpret the City Ethics Code  Review referrals made to it by community members and City employees  Accept, review and offer advisory opinions of potential activities of employees and committee members inquiring whether or not an activity may be permitted under the City Ethics Code Review 2014 BOE Annual Disclosure Forms: BOE reviewed 2014 BOE Disclosure Forms. Responses were recorded in the 2014 BOE Disclosure Excel Spreadsheet. Completed and accepted forms were alphabetized and returned to Tony Izzo. Tony Izzo also took possession of the incomplete BOE Disclosure Forms and agreed to work on having them corrected and returned to the BOE for review. Discussion of the BOE Making Potential Changes to the City’s Code of Ethics: Tony Izzo broached the subject of the BOE making potential amendments to the existing Code of Ethics. Tony requested the BOE examine Section §13-5.G Jurisdiction, powers and duties of Ethics Board. The BOE also agreed to review the entire document to update it in accordance with any changes that may have occurred over the years to the NYS General Municipal Law. Sarah Burger also indicated that the BOE Disclosure Form should also be reviewed and updated as necessary. BOE members were asked to begin reviewing the document and be prepared to discuss potential changes to it at the June meeting. Schedule future meeting dates: The next meeting of the BOE is Monday, June 16th at5:30PM in the City Council Room. Old business: None New business: Justin will work on a draft of the 2013 BOE Annual Report and provide to BOE members for review. Marilyn will send out the BOE Employee Awareness Flyer to the BOE for review and will copy the City Attorney’s Office to ask permission that it be handed out to all employees and committee members once again this year. Motion to Adjourn the BOE was made by Justin Hogan with a second by Cathy Masie. Meeting Adjourned at 7:00PM on May 5, 2014.