REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION JUNE 26, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM, #1101 301 W 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 Some members of the Ethics Review Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public Speakers: Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. If participating remotely by telephone, a speaker must register no later than noon the day before the meeting. To register to speak remotely, contact Lizette Benitez at (512) 974-2915 or lizette.benitez@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Chair Michael Lovins Vice-Chair Haksoon Andrea Low Secretary Nguyen Stanton-Adams Edward Espinoza Adam Materne Alysa Nuñez District 4 – Vacancy William Ross Pumfrey Mary Kahle Jacob Loehr Amy Casto CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA There is no limit on the number of speakers who may speak on agenda items. There is a limit on the number of speakers who may speak on items not posted on the agenda—only the first ten speakers who register prior to the meeting being called to order will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address non-agenda items. For more information on public communication, please see the “Notice Regarding Public Communication” at the end of this agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular meeting on April 24, 2024. STAFF BRIEFINGS 1 2. Staff briefing regarding updates to the City Council Candidate Forum Planning. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Consideration, discussion, and potential action regarding: Approve the City Council Candidate Forum Event Schedule. 3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Lizette Benitez, Caroline Webster at the Law Department, at (512) 974-2268 for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Ethics Review Commission, please contact Caroline Webster at (512) 974-1353. For the 2024 meeting schedule, agendas, and additional information about the Commission, see: Ethics Review Commission | AustinTexas.gov ERC STANDARD PUBLIC …
ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES JUNE 26, 2024 The Ethics Review Commission convened in a Regular Commission meeting on June 26, 2024, at City Hall, Boards & Commissions Room #1101, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas and via Videoconference. Chair Michael Lovins called the Ethics Review Commission Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Michael Lovins, Vice-Chair Haksoon Andrea Low, Secretary Nguyen Stanton-Adams, and Commissioners Amy Casto, Edward Espinoza, Jacob Loehr, and William Ross Pumfrey were present at City Hall. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Adam Materne. Commissioners Absent: Mary Kahle and Alysa Nuñez. City Staff in Attendance: Lizette Benitez, Staff Liaison; Caroline Webster, Commission Executive Liaison & Assistant City Attorney; Keith Reeves, Communications and Public Information Administrator; and Mia Warner, Strategic Communications Consultant. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one registered to speak during public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular meeting on April 24, 2024. Vice-Chair Low’s motion to adopt the minutes was seconded by Commissioner Casto, however after further discussion from the Commission no action was taken on this motion. Secretary Stanton-Adams’ motion to amend Vice-Chair Low’s initial motion and move to adopt the minutes with amendments and a statement explaining why the role of parliamentarian was not elected during the annual officer elections passed on an 8-0 vote of all members present. Commissioner Pumfrey seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Chair Lovins, Vice-Chair Low, Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza, Loehr, Materne, Pumfrey. Commissioners Kahle and Nuñez were absent. Commissioner Casto’s motion to reconsider Secretary Stanton-Adams’ motion and exclude the parliamentarian statement from the minutes failed on a 5-2 vote of all members present. Voting in favor: Chair Lovins, Vice-Chair Low and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza and 1 Loehr. Voting against: Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Materne and Pumfrey. Commissioners Kahle and Nuñez were absent. The Commission then went back to Secretary Stanton-Adams’ motion to amend Vice-Chair Low’s initial motion and approve the minutes with amendments including adding the parliamentarian statement to the April minutes. Secretary Stanton-Adams’ motion was approved on an 8-0 vote of all members present. Voting in favor: Chair Lovins, Vice-Chair Low, Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza, Loehr, Materne and Pumfrey. Commissioners Kahle and Nuñez were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding updates to the City Council Candidate Forum Planning. Caroline Webster provided a brief refresher to the Commission of the …
