Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026 The Ethics convened in a Regular Called meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Austin City Hall, Boards & Commissions Room #1101, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Pumfrey called the Ethics Review Commission Meeting to order at 6:27 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance In-Person: Chair Ross Pumfrey, Vice-Chair Brittany Sharkey and Commissioners Luis Figueroa, Patrick Keel, and Claire Reynolds. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Brian McGiverin. Commissioners Absent: William King, Haksoon Andrea Low and Wallace Lundgren. Vacancies: 2 Staff in Attendance: Caroline Webster, Executive Liaison & Assistant City Attorney; and Lizette Benitez, Staff Liaison. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one signed up to speak during public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular Called meeting on December 10, 2025. Vice-Chair Sharkey’s motion to approve the minutes was approved on 6-0 vote of all members present. Commissioner Keel seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Chair Pumfrey, Vice-Chair Sharkey and Commissioners Figueroa, Keel, McGiverin, and Reynolds. Commissioners King, Low and Lundgren were absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Set and adopt the revised regular meeting calendar of the Ethics Review Commission for the months of July, November, and December 2026. Vice-Chair Sharkey’s motion to adopt the revised 2026 Ethics Review Commission calendar was approved on a 6-0 vote of all members present. Commissioner Figueroa seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Chair Pumfrey, Vice-Chair Sharkey and 1 Commissioners Figueroa, Keel, McGiverin and Reynolds. Commissioners King, Low and Lundgren were absent. Declare a vacancy in the office of secretary and hold emergency election to fill the vacancy. Commissioner Reynolds volunteered for the role of Secretary for the Ethics Review Commission. There were no objections. Adopt the new bylaws template. The Commission discussed this item; no further action was needed. 3. 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • None ADJOURNMENT Chair Pumfrey adjourned the meeting at 6:43 p.m. without objection. The preceding minutes were approved on a 6-0 vote of all members present at the February 28, 2026 Regular Commission meeting on Vice-Chair Sharkey’s motion and Commissioner Figueroa’s second. Commissioners McGiverin and Lundgren were absent. 2