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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS <br />COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />NOVEMBER 30, 2015 <br />Meeting Convened at City Hall, Ross Annex, Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, <br />CA at 4:02 p.m. <br />In attendance were Committee Members Sal Tinajero and Angelica Amezcua, Chair and Staff <br />members David Cavazos, City Manager; Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney and Maria D. Huizar, <br />Clerk of the Council. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS — None <br />AGENDA ITEMS <br />1. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPECIAL MEETING (STRATEGIC <br />PLAN NO. 5, 1) <br />Motion by Tinajero, seconded by Amezcua to approve Minutes. Motion carried. <br />2. REVIEW OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION REGARDING COUNCIL CONDUCT <br />POLICY <br />• Option #1 (status quo) - Utilizing the existing Code of Ethics and Conduct as well as <br />current processes <br />• Option #2 - Modeled after the City of Los Angeles censure procedures which is a <br />simple process and not as elaborate as the City of San Jose (see attached) <br />• Option #3 — Modeled after the City of San Jose which is an elaborate policy which <br />provides detailed guiding principles, definitions, and process of investigation (see <br />attached). <br />Discussion ensued. Committee recommended consideration of Options 2 and 3 by the <br />full City Council. Chair Amezcua, suggested that proposed language be concise and <br />consequences clear. City Manager Cavazos, indicated that fiscal impacts, staffing and <br />implementation schedule need to be considered before proposal finalized. Proposal to <br />be brought back to Committee consideration before presented to full City Council. <br />Minutes of the Code of Conduct and Ethics Committee Page 1 <br />October 1, 2015 13A -3 <br />