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Meeting AGENDA


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, July 15, 2010, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

 

Minutes 

  • Adoption of Minutes from May 20, 2010 meeting  

Enforcement Actions

 

Settlement Agreement

  • CO-07-006.        In the Matter of Deborah Scott Brooks

Enforcement Hearing 

  • CO-09-001.        In the Matter of Robert Godfrey

Financial Disclosure

 

Enforcement Hearings

 

Late filers -- Current employees who have not paid their fine

  •  10-FD-006         In the Matter of Tyrone Burke
  •  10-FD-009         In the Matter of Bryan Dodson
  •  10-FD-011         In the Matter of Keith Duffey
  •  10-FD-021         In the Matter of Justin Kabota
  •  10-FD-024         In the Matter of Frederick Mitchell
  •  10-FD-025         In the Matter of Anthony Ogato
  •  10-FD-034         In the Matter of Henry West 

Late filers – Former employees and current board member who have not paid their fine

  • 10-FD-001         In the Matter of Carlos Banda
  • 10-FD-008         In the Matter of Sharyl Chatman
  • 10-FD-010         In the Matter of Rekeba Doss
  • 10-FD-012         In the Matter of Joshua Farcarlun
  • 10-FD-035         In the Matter of Wayne Wilson 

Nonfilers – Former employees who have not filed            

  • 10-FD-005         In the Matter of James Brown
  • 10-FD-007         In the Matter of Derrick Cannon
  • 10-FD-013         In the Matter of Leslie Ford
  • 10-FD-014         In the Matter of Antrell Gales
  • 10-FD-015         In the Matter of Henry Gibson
  • 10-FD-016         In the Matter of Semethia Grier
  • 10-FD-020         In the Matter of Sherry Johnson
  • 10-FD-030         In the Matter of Lizzie Summers 

Ethics Officer’s Report  

  • Budget
  • Report on activities performed under Work Plan & other reports

Public Comments


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, May 20, 2010, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

Minutes

  • Minutes of March 18, 2010 meeting

Enforcement Actions

Probable Cause Hearings

  • CO-07-006.  In the Matter of Deborah Scott Brooks
  • CO-07-031.  In the Matter of Andrew James
  • CO-07-032.  In the Matter of Stacy Goree
  • CO-07-033.  In the Matter of Brian Dennis

Advisory Opinions

  • Discussion on personal interests and when recusal is required

Financial Disclosure

  • Report on financial disclosure enforcement efforts
  • Proposal to adopt a dead-docket rule
  • 10-FD-019.  In the Matter of Katherine Johnson
  • 10-FD-028.  In the Matter of Renee Rhoten
  • 10-FD-031.  In the Matter of Keedra Taylor

Ethics Officer’s Report

  • Report on activities performed under Work Plan
  • Report on Advice
  • Report on Complaints
  • Minutes of Committee meetings and other items

Public Comments
 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2  

AGENDA

Minutes

  • Minutes of February 18, 2010 meeting

Financial Disclosure

  • Transparent Diamond Awards Ceremony
  • Financial Disclosure Report on timely, late, and reasonable cause filers and non-filers
  • Roll of Delinquent Filers

Enforcement Actions

  • CO-09-001.  In the Matter of Robert Godfrey.  Probable cause hearing

Formal Advisory Opinions

  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2010-1 on potential conflicts of interest related to the Chief Operating Officer

Board Operations

  • FY11 Budget
  • Annual Statement of Interest

Ethics Officer’s Report

  • Report on activities performed under Work Plan

Public Comments


 

City of Atlanta Board of Ethics

Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6 p.m.

City Council Committee Room 2 

 

AGENDA

 

Minutes 

  • Minutes of January 21, 2010 meeting  

Advisory Opinions 

  • Request from Chief Operating Officer for formal advisory opinion   

Board Operations 

  • Budget
  • Annual Statement of Interest
  • Ethics Pledge for City Officials 

Financial Disclosure  

  • Report to Board on 2010 Filing Season  

Ethics Officer’s Report

 

Public Comments

 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2 

AGENDA 

Minutes 

  • Minutes of November 19, 2009 meeting  

Board Operations 

  • Election of officers
  • Code of Conduct
  • Board Rules
  • Budget Report 

Financial Disclosure  

  • Report to Board on 2010 Filing Season   

Ethics Officer’s Report  

  • Introduction of new staff
  • Report on 2008-2009 Work Plan
  • 2010-2011 Work Plan – action item; recommend adoption
  • Annual Report on Advice
  • Annual Report on Complaints      

Public Comments 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2 

AGENDA

Minutes

  • Minutes of October 15, 2009 meeting  

Enforcement Actions 

  • Discussion with Raines Carter about enforcement of ethics cases 
  • CO-09-005.  In the Matter of H. Lamar Willis

Financial Disclosure Enforcement Actions

 

Settlement Agreement

  • 09FD030.  In the Matter of Gloria Russell

Consent Orders

  • 09FD015.  In the Matter of Veronica Eagle
  • 09FD023.  In the Matter of Ronnie Marshall

Formal Advisory Opinions 

  • Ethics Advisory on Post-Employment rule  

Other 

  • Briefing on 2008 Annual Integrity Line Report
  • Meeting schedule for 2010

Ethics Officer’s Report

 

Public Comments 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2 

AGENDA

Minutes

  • Minutes of September 17, 2009 meeting

Financial Disclosure Enforcement Actions

Appeals Filed - Late filers 

  • 09FD019. In the Matter of Jon Gurney
  • 09FD028. In the Matter of Gerard Rioux  

No Appeals Filed - Late filers 

  • 09FD012. In the Matter of Johnny Capers 

No Appeals Filed - Nonfilers

  • 09FD009. In the Matter of Shahn Battle
  • 09FD011. In the Matter of Marvin Boone
  • 09FD014. In the Matter of Conchita Dillon
  • 09FD015. In the Matter of Veronica Eagle
  • 09FD017. In the Matter of Fred Freeman
  • 09FD023. In the Matter of Ronnie Marshall
  • 09FD025. In the Matter of Monte Mitchell
  • 09FD026. In the Matter of Chavis Paulk
  • 09FD027. In the Matter of Stanley Reynolds
  • 09FD029. In the Matter of Jerry Rucker
  • 09FD030. In the Matter of Gloria Russell
  • 09FD032. In the Matter of Rodney Stinson
  • 09FD034. In the Matter of Carl Waller
  • 09FD035. In the Matter of Dawn Williams 

Settlement Agreements 

  • 09FD016. In the Matter of Christopher Ford
  • 09FD018. In the Matter of Sandra Griffin 

Other 

  • 09FD003. In the Matter of Carlton Jinks 

Ethics Officer’s Report 

Public Comments 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

 

Minutes 

  • Minutes of July 16, 2009 meeting 

Financial Disclosure Enforcement Actions 

  • 09FD006.  In the Matter of Kenneth Tittle (public reprimand)
  • 09FD002.  In the Matter of Eric Hawkins (settlement agreement)
  • 09FD021.  In the Matter of Wiley Jordan (settlement agreement)
  • 09FD005.  In the Matter of Sherman Reneau (rescission and grant of reasonable cause)  

Ethics Officer’s Report

 

Public Comments 



City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

Minutes  

  • Minutes of May 21, 2009 meeting
  • Minutes of June 15, 2009 board retreat

Financial Disclosure Enforcement Actions

  • 09FD002.  In the Matter of Eric Hawkins
  • 09FD005.  In the Matter of Sherman Reneau
  • 09FD006.  In the Matter of Kenneth Tittle 
  • 09FD003.  In the Matter of Carlton Jinks
  • Delinquent Filers-former city employees

Other Matters 

  • Ethics Officer's reappointment           

Ethics Officer’s Report

  • Budget  

Public Comments

 


  City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, May 22, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2


AGENDA

 

Minutes  

  • Minutes of March 19, 2009 meeting
  • Minutes of Advice Committee meeting on April 16, 2009
  • Minutes of Enforcement Committee meeting on April 23, 2009

Enforcement Actions

  • CO-09-002.  In the Matter of December Thompson
  • CO-09-003.  In the Matter of Valerie Fountaine
  • Report on other cases

Financial Disclosure

  • 2009 Financial Disclosure Report
  • Roll of Delinquent Filers  

Other Matters

  • Employee pledge to abide by Code of Ethics
  • Budget and Expense Report
  • Ethics Officer’s reappointment

Public Comments 


 City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

 

Minutes

  • Minutes of February 19, 2009 meeting  

Financial Disclosure

  • Transparent Diamond Awards Ceremony
  • Financial Disclosure Report-March 2009  

Enforcement Actions

  • CO-08-004.  In the Matter of Richard Pennington – discussion of probable cause report
  • CO-07-028.  In the Matter of H. Lamar Willis – discussion of subpoena  

Formal advisory opinions

  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2009-1 on contract participation
  • Discussion of formal advisory opinion on one-year cooling off period and Beltline Affordable Housing Advisory  Board members  
  • Requests for waivers from members of Beltline Affordable Housing Advisory Board

Ethics Officer’s Report

  • Ethics Is a Big Deal: The First Five Years of the Atlanta Ethics Office
  • Board of Ethics FY2010 Budget
  • Resolution on Ethics Officer’s reappointment 

Public Comment

 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, February 19, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2 

AGENDA 

Minutes

  • Minutes of January 15, 2009 meeting

Probable Cause Reports

  • CO-07-022.  In the Matter of Ivory Lee Young, Jr.
  • CO-07-027.  In the Matter of Hubert Owens

Formal Advisory Opinions

  • City Council members and participation in contracts

Other Actions

  • Beltline Affordable Housing Advisory Board and requests for conflict-of-interest waivers
    • Bruce Gunter, Progressive Redevelopment, Inc.
    • Wendy Green, Mercy Housing
  • Request from Chief Information Officer Dan Smith for approval to teach at Kennesaw State University as adjunct professor

Financial disclosure

Report on Ethics Disclosure System

Board operations

  • Proposed bylaws
  • Proposed Code of Conduct

Briefing on Report on First Five Years of the Atlanta Ethics Office

Ethics Officer’s report

  • Annual report on complaints
  • Annual report on advice

Public Comments


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, January 15, 2009, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA 

Minutes 

  • Minutes of November 20, 2008 meeting

Settlement Agreements

  • CO-07-025  In the Matter of Cedric Means
  • CO-08-005, CO-08-006  In the Matter of Ceasar C. Mitchell
  • CO-08-007.  In the Matter of Kwanza Hall

Probable Cause Report 

  • CO-08-003.  In the Matter of Balram Bheodari

Financial disclosure

  • Report on new Ethics Disclosure System

Board operations

  • Proposed bylaws
  • Proposed Code of Conduct

 

Ethics Officer’s report 

 

Public Comments


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

 

Welcome

            Introduction of board member Caroline Tanner

            Introduction of staff member Jabu Sengova

 

Approval of minutes of October 16 meeting

 

Election of officers

 

Formal Advisory Opinions

 

  • Proposed FAO2008-7 on whether city stationery may be used to solicit donations or make endorsements on behalf of private entities or individuals
  • Endorsements, official city business, and city stationery
  • Proposed FAO2008-8 on whether a board member’s law firm may represent private interests in matters adverse to the City   

Request for Outside Employment

 

Meeting schedule for 2009

 

Ethics officer's report  

 


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, October 16, 2008, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

 

Minutes 

  • Minutes of July 17, 2008, meeting
  • Report on Advice Committee meeting on August 21
  • Report on Enforcement Committee meeting on August 28
  • Report on Ad Hoc Awards Committee meeting on September 11

Financial Disclosure Case

 

08-FD-002    In the Matter of Paul Latham -- Public reprimand

 

Formal advisory opinions  

  • Proposed FAO 2008-6 on financial relationships between supervisors and subordinates 
  • Request for opinion on the use of city stationery to solicit donations on behalf of a private charity (section 2-811)
  • Request for opinion on the representation of private interests by the law firm of a city board member (section 2-809)
  • Request for opinion on the participation in contracts involving immediate family members (section 2-812) 

Ethics officer’s report  


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

Minutes of May 15 meeting  

Settlement Agreements

 

  • CO-07-001      In the Matter of Robert Bush  
  • CO-07-002      In the Matter of Levi, Ray & Shoup

Financial Disclosure Cases

 

  • 08-FD-004       In the Matter of Alexander Keeney
  • 08-FD-001       In the Matter of Conchita Dillon  
  • 08-FD-002       In the Matter of Paul Latham  
  • 08-FD-005       In the Matter of Mark Mensah  
  • 08-FD-006       In the Matter of Allen Moore  
  • 08-FD-008       In the Matter of Millie Walker  
  • 08-FD-009       In the Matter of Pat Williams  

Formal advisory opinions

 

  • Proposed FAO 2008-5 on use of city property in political ads endorsing candidates 

Ethics officer’s report

 


 City of Atlanta Board of Ethics
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6 p.m.
City Council Committee Room 2

AGENDA

Welcome and introduction of new members

Adoption of Minutes of March 20, 2008 meeting

Committee reports

  • Advice Committee Minutes of April 24, 2008 meeting 
  • Enforcement Committee Minutes of April 17, 2008 meeting

Settlement agreements

  • CO-07-026  In the Matter of Clarence T. Martin, Jr.

Financial disclosure

  • 2009 City Financial Disclosure Statement
  • Other disclosure forms

Formal advisory opinions

  • Financial relationships between supervisors and subordinates
  • Use of city property in political ads endorsing candidates

Ethics officer’s report

Public comments

Announcements


 

City of Atlanta Board of Ethics

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 6 p.m.

City Council Committee Room 2

 

AGENDA

Minutes

Awards Ceremony

  • Honor Roll
  • Honorable Mention

Financial disclosure

  • Report on timely, late, and reasonable cause filers
  • Delinquent filers and recommended penalties

Formal advisory opinions

  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2008-3 on gifts of travel from prohibited sources to the City
  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2008-4 on use of city property for election campaigns for city pensions boards

Request for outside employment

  • Kelvin Cochran, Fire Chief

Ethics officer’s report

Farewell to departing board member

Public Comments


 

City of Atlanta Board of Ethics

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 6 p.m.

City Council Committee Room 2

 

 

AGENDA

 

Minutes

 

Formal advisory opinions 

  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2008-1 defining prohibited sources
  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2008-2 on disclosure of conflicts of interest
  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2008-3 on gifts of travel to the City
  • Use of city property for election campaigns for city pensions boards

Financial disclosure 

  • Reports on filings 

Budget 

  • Proposed budget for FY 08-09 

Ethics officer’s report  

  • Monthly report on advice
  • Monthly report on complaints 

Public Comments 

 


 City of Atlanta Board of Ethics

Thursday, January 24, 2008, 6 p.m.

City Council Committee Room 2

 

AGENDA 

Minutes

  • Adoption of minutes from the November 15, 2007, board meeting 
  • Adoption of minutes from the December 1, 2007, board retreat

Proposed meeting schedule for 2008

Advisory opinions

  • Proposed Formal Advisory Opinion 2008-1 on who is a prohibited source
  • Discussion of gifts of travel to the City from prohibited sources 
  • Discussion of conflicts disclosure form

Financial disclosure

  • Monthly report on 2008 City Financial Disclosure Statement filings

Ethics officer’s report

Farewell to departing board members

Public Comments


City of Atlanta Board of Ethics

Thursday, November 15, 2007, 6 p.m.

City Council Committee Room 2

 

AGENDA


Minutes
 

  • Adoption of minutes from the October 25, 2007, board meeting  

Settlement agreement 

  • CO-07-007  In the matter of Lynnette Young

Formal advisory opinions 

  • Proposed FAO2007-2 on disclosure of expense reimbursements paid by non-city sources
  • Proposed FAO2007-3 on outside employment of city police officers by national airline
  • Discussion on request for formal advisory opinion on prohibited sources
  • Discussion on possible formal advisory opinion on travel given to agency for official city business 

Financial disclosure

  • Review of 2008 City Financial Disclosure Statement   

Other

  • Monthly report on complaints & closed cases  
  • Proposal for revisions in board rules on complaints, investigations, hearings, and financial disclosure 
  • Proposed meeting schedule for 2008  Public Comments

Public comment