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Approved Minutes

ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026 The Ethics Review Commission convened in a Regular Called meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 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 6:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance In-Person: Chair Ross Pumfrey, Vice-Chair Brittany Sharkey and Commissioners Luis Figueroa, Patrick Keel, William King, Haksoon Andrea Low and Brian McGiverin. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: None. Commissioners Absent: Wallace Lundgren. Staff in Attendance: Caroline Webster, Executive Liaison & Assistant City Attorney; and Lizette Benitez, Staff Liaison. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Chris Flores was allotted three minutes to speak on a non-agenda item regarding requests to initiate a study on Austin’s ethical standards of conduct for executive level employees. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Ethics Review Commission may announce it will go into Executive Session pursuant to Chapter 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel on any matter listed in this agenda. 1. The Ethics Review Commission may announce it will go into Executive Session pursuant to Chapter 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel to discuss: A complaint filed by Andrew Rivera against T.C. Broadnax raising claimed violations of City Code Section 2-7-62 (I) (Standards of Conduct). Alan Bojorquez appeared as Outside Counsel for the Commission on items 1 and 2 and Assistant City Attorney and Executive Liaison, Caroline Webster, was available to assist with procedural questions. The Commission tabled items 1-2, took up items 3-5, and future agenda items before returning to items 1 and 2 on the agenda. The Commission did not go into Executive Session. 1 PRELIMINARY HEARING 2. A complaint filed by Andrew Rivera against T.C. Broadnax raising claimed violations of City Code Section 2-7-62 (I) (Standards of Conduct). The Commission tabled items 1-2, took up items 3-5, and future agenda items before returning to items 1 & 2 on the agenda. Vice-Chair Sharkey’s motion to find that there are no reasonable grounds to believe a violation occurred and therefore not to proceed to a final hearing was approved. Commissioner Keel seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Chair Pumfrey, Vice-Chair Sharkey, and Commissioners Figueroa, Keel, King, Low and McGiverin. Commissioner Lundgren was absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular Called meeting on February 25, 2026. Commissioner Keel’s motion to approve the minutes was seconded by Vice-Chair Sharkey. The minutes were approved on a 6-0-1 vote of all members present. Voting in favor: Chair Pumfrey, Vice-Chair Sharkey, and Commissioners Figueroa, Keel, King, and Low. Commissioner McGiverin abstained, and Commissioner Lundgren was absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 4. Update from the Working Group to Review ERC Complaints Process (Commissioners Low, Figueroa, and McGiverin). Commissioners Low, Figueroa and soon to be Commissioner Soliz provided an update to the Commission. No further action was taken. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS in membership to the Working Group to Review ERC Complaints Process 5. Change (Commissioners Low, Figueroa, and McGiverin). This item was postponed for the next future meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Change in membership to the Working Group to Review ERC Complaints Process (Commissioners Low, Figueroa, and McGiverin). ADJOURNMENT Chair Pumfrey adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m. without objection. The preceding minutes were approved on an 8-0-0 vote of all members present at the April 22, 2026 Regular Commission meeting on Commissioner Low’s motion and Commissioner Soliz’s second. Vice-Chair Sharkey and Commissioners Campbell and Keel were absent. 2