Agenda — original pdf
ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 2021 AT 6:00 P.M. Austin Energy Assembly Room No. 1111 4815 Mueller Blvd. Austin, TX 78723 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Chair Luis Soberon Debra Danburg Raafia Lari Nguyen Stanton Vice-Chair Mary Kahle Betsy Greenberg Michael Lovins Mikki Teneyuca Secretary Robin Lerner Mary Kahle Donna Beth McCormick Sidney Williams AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There is no limit on the number of speakers who may speak on agenda items. A maximum of ten persons will be allowed to speak during general citizen communications on non-agenda items. Each person must register to speak prior to the call to order of the meeting. Each speaker who registers to speak will be allowed three minutes to speak. Please also see the “NOTICE Regarding Citizen Communication and Public Testimony” at the end of this agenda. 1. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a. Review and evaluation of the dollar limits established in Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance) and consider making recommendations to the city council as to those limits. 2. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a. Statement of What the Commission Does & How the Public can use the Commission and Statement on Equity, Access, and the Need for Reform by the Working Group on Race, Identity, and Equity b. Content of the agenda for future meetings, including description of Commission’s jurisdiction and/or functions. c. Working group status reports and/or recommendations on the following. 1 recommendations. Disclosure). recommendations. i. Working Group on Sanctions, Procedures, and other Issues (Chair Soberon and Commissioners Greenberg, Stanton, and Teneyuca) on the following subjects: - Commission sanctions including effectiveness, past cases, and - Potential amendments to City Code, Chapter 2-7 (Ethics and Financial - Commission procedures including effectiveness, past cases, and - Scope of work of the Commission (powers, duties, and obligations), including effectiveness, past cases, and recommendations. - Potential amendments to the Rules of the Ethics Review Commission. - Best practices for city attorney opinions including effectiveness, past cases, and recommendations. - Dollar Limits in Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance Code) - Campaign Finance Brochure - Possible budget proposal to create an ombudsperson for complaint assistance and/or campaign finance issues. ii. Working Group on Race, Identity, and Equity (Commissioners Kahle, Lari, and Soberon) status report and/or recommendations on: addressing issues of race, identity, and equity including: (i) (ii) planning for presentations or trainings by the Equity …