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Agenda

REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 10, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M. AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS, MUELLER ASSEBLY ROOM, #1111a 4815 MUELLER BOULEVARD AUSTIN, TEXAS 78723 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 comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Lizette Benitez at (512) 974-2915 or Lizette.benitez@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: William Ross Pumfrey, Chair Luis Figueroa Haksoon Andrea Low Jordan Preddy Brittany Sharkey, Vice Chair Patrick Keel Wallace Lundgren District 5 – Vacancy District 1 – Vacancy William King Brian McGiverin AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular Called meeting on September 24, 2025. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. 3. 4. Set and adopt the revised Ethics Review Commission regular meeting calendar for 2026. Declare a vacancy in the office of secretary and hold emergency election to fill the vacancy. Potential changes to the membership of the Working Group to Review ERC Complaints Process (Members: Low, Materne, and Preddy). WORKING GROUP UPDATE 5. Update from the Working Group to Review and Revise ERC bylaws. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Lizette Benitez or Caroline Webster at the Law Department, at (512) 974-2268, to request service or 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 COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS NOTICE Regarding Public Communication Sign-in required: If appearing in person at the meeting, please sign in to speak with the staff liaison prior to the meeting being called to order. Please indicate the item or items on the agenda on which you are speaking if you are speaking on an agenda item. A speaker who fails to indicate an agenda item on which the speaker desires to speak will be called to speak during Public Communication. Time Limits: Speakers are limited to a maximum time limit of three minutes per speaker. A time period of six minutes will be allowed for a speaker who addresses the Commission through a translator or a speaker who needs accommodation for a disability. Public Communication Speakers: A maximum of ten people may speak during Public Communication, at the beginning of the meeting on any topic, which are non-agenda items. Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker signed up. Public Communication or Public Testimony on a Numbered Agenda Item: A speaker who signs up to speak on a numbered agenda item will be called to speak at the beginning of the meeting, or secondly, at the beginning of the agenda item and will be called in the order in which the speaker(s) signed up. Speaker comments must be relevant to the agenda item.