Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Ethics Review Commission Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 6:00 PM Ethics Review Commission to be held November 18, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance no later than Tuesday, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 by Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 18, 2020 ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512.974.2915 and sue.palmer@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to sue.palmer@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 1 Reunión del Ethics Review Commission FECHA de la reunion November 18, 2020, 6:00 p.m. La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (November 17, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Sue Palmer 512-974-2915 sue.palmer@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo …
City of Austin Ethics Review Commission LETTER OF REPRIMAND TO: RE: A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC, through their attorney of record, Roger Borgelt FROM: City of Austin Ethics Review Commission DATE: December 4, 2020 Determination of Sanctions under City Code, Sections 2-7-47 and 2-7-48 ______ In accordance with Chapter 2-7 of the Austin City Code, this letter is to advise you that the City of Austin Ethics Review Commission (the “Commission”) has completed its consideration of the complaint filed on October 7, 2020 against A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC. The complaint alleged that A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC violated City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance), more specifically (1) on September 25, 2020, a violation of City Code Section 2-2-32 (Reporting of Direct Campaign Expenditures) by failure to report a campaign expenditure regarding a $650 advertising expense paid to PinPoint Action LLC; (2) on September 25, 2020, a violation of City Code Section 2-2-32 by failure to report a campaign expenditure regarding a $4,400 advertising expense paid to Peel Inc.; (3) on or about September 26, 2020, a violation City Code Section 2-2-32 (Reporting of Direct Campaign Expenditures) by failing to include a disclosure statement with the names of its five largest contributors in an automated phone call to voters; and (4) on September 27, 2020, a violation City Code Section 2-2-32 by failing to include a disclosure statement with the names of its five largest contributors on a paid website https://ourmobilityourfuture.com. Based on admissions of the Respondent by affidavit and during the preliminary hearing on the above-described complaint, the Commission determined that A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC violated City Code Chapter 2-2 as alleged in the complaint, and the appropriate sanction is this letter of reprimand. City Code Section 2-7-48(C)(3) states in part: “A reprimand is the appropriate sanction when the commission finds that a violation has been committed intentionally or through disregard of this chapter.” City Code Section 2-7-49 (Campaign Violations) provides that the Commission may draft and publish a letter of reprimand, among other sanctions, and shall apply the criteria in Section 2-7-48 to determine the appropriate sanction to impose for a violation of Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance). City Code Section 2-2-32 addresses the requirements for reporting of direct campaign expenditures. City Code Section 2-2-33 addresses the requirements for disclosure of the five largest contributors in …
CITY OF AUSTIN ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION Complaint No. 20201007-AJB Mark Littlefield Complainant v. A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC Respondent ORDER ON PRELIMINARY HEARING I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY § § § § § § § § On October 7, 2020, Mark Littlefield (“Complainant”) submitted to the Austin City Clerk (“City Clerk”) twelve sworn complaints (“the Complaints”) against A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC (“Respondent”). On October 7, 2020, the City Clerk’s Office sent a copy of the complaints and a notice of filing to the City Attorney, the Chair of the Ethics Review Commission (“the Commission”), Complainant, and Respondent. The Complaint alleged that Respondent A. Jo Baylor, Our Mobility Our Future PAC committed the following violations of City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance): (1) on September 25, 2020, a violation of City Code Section 2-2-32 (Reporting of Direct Campaign Expenditures) by failure to report a campaign expenditure regarding a $650 advertising expense paid to PinPoint Action LLC; (2) on September 25, 2020, a violation of City Code Section 2-2-32 by failure to report a campaign expenditure regarding a $4,400 advertising expense paid to Peel Inc.; (3) on September 26, 2020, a violation of Code Section 2-2-33 (Disclosure Statement required) in regard to a paid automated phone call to voters; (4) on September 27, 2020, a violation of City Code Section 2-2-33 by payment for a website, https://ourmobilityourfuture.com and failing to include a disclosure statement of Our Mobility Our Future PAC’s five largest contributors. On November 2, 2020, a Notice of Preliminary Hearing was issued to the parties that set the preliminary hearing before the Commission for November 18, 2020 and advised Complainant and Respondent of the procedures for the hearing. City of Austin Ethics Review Commission ORDER ON PRELIMINARY HEARING – PAGE 1 The agenda for the November 18, 2020 meeting of the Commission and preliminary hearing in this matter was timely posted on November 13, 2020. The preliminary hearing was properly noticed in accordance with Chapter 2-7 of the City Code and the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Commission has jurisdiction over City Code Chapters 2-2 (Campaign Finance) and 2-7 (Ethics and Financial Disclosure). On November 18, 2020, the Commission held a preliminary hearing and determined that the Respondent acknowledged violating City Code Section 2-2-32 (Reporting of Direct Campaign Expenditures) and Section 2-2-33 (Disclosure Statement Required) of Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance). 1. 2. II. FINDINGS OF …
