Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Ethics Review Commission Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Ethics Review Commission to be held January 13, 2021 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, JANUARY 12, 2021 by noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 13, 2021 Ethics Review Commission Meeting, members of the public 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 following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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 the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 1 Reunión del ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION FECHA de la reunion January 13, 2021 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 January 12, 2021 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 512.974.2915 and sue.palmer@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el …
ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 13, 2021 The Ethics Review Commission (“Commission”) convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, Austin, Texas via Videoconference. Chair Luis Soberon called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. All Commissioners were in attendance: Chair Luis Soberon, Vice-Chair J. Michael Ohueri, Secretary Kenneth “Tray” Gober, and Commissioners Debra Danburg, Betsy Greenberg, Mary Kahle, Raafia Lari, Robin Lerner, Donna Beth McCormick, Nathan Ryan and Pedro A. Villalobos. City Staff in Attendance: Lynn Carter, Commission Executive Liaison & Assistant City Attorney; Ashley Glotzer, Division Chief and Assistant City Attorney; Sue Palmer, Staff Liaison, Law Department. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Each person who signed up to speak prior to the meeting being called to order and who designated this item on which to speak, or who did not designate an agenda item on which to speak will be allowed three minutes to speak. There were no speakers for citizen communication. 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Ethics Review Commission may announce it will go into Executive Session pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel on any matters specifically listed on this agenda (Private Consultation with Attorney-Section 551.071). The Commission may go into executive session to discuss legal issues related to: (a) Complaints filed by Mark Littlefield against Peck Young, Voices of Austin, which complaints allege violation of City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance) Section 2-2-33 (Disclosure Statement Required). (b) Complaints filed by Mark Littlefield against Ellen Wood, Had Enough Austin PAC and Ellen Wood, Fight for Austin PAC, which complaints allege violations of City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance) Sections 2-2-3 (Conformity with Texas Election Code) and 2-2-32 (Reporting of Direct Campaign Expenditures). (c) A complaint filed by Mark Littlefield against Save Austin Now, which complaint alleges violation of City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance) Section 2-2-23 (Political Committees). The Commission went into executive session at 6:13 p.m. and the open meeting resumed at 7:11 p.m. 1 2. PRELIMINARY HEARINGS Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a. A complaint filed by Mark Littlefield against Save Austin Now, which complaint alleges violations of City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance) Sections 2-2-23 (Political Committees) and 2-2-26 (Filing Campaign Finance Report Data) of Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance). Outside counsel, Steve Sheets, appeared as counsel for the Commission in regard to this complaint, and Executive Liaison and Assistant City Attorney, Lynn Carter, …
