INCLUSIVENESS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
AND GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES COMMITTEE
AND BOARD OF ETHICS AD HOC COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF
RIVERSIDE MINUTES
City of Arts & Innovation
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023, 5:00 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
PRESENT: Chair Cervantes and Member Conder and Board Member Stahovich, Huerta, and Newman
ABSENT: Vice Chair Perry and Board Member Foley
STAFF PRESENT: Donesia Gause, Susan Wilson, and Rafael Guzman ALSO PRESENT: None
Chair Cervantes convened the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
There was no one wishing to address the Committee and the Board.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
Following discussion and without formal motion, the Committee and Board continued review of the proposed amendments as outlined in the staff report and considered additional amendments identified by City Council on December 20, 2022 and directed staff to prepare requested amendments to Riverside Municipal Code Chapters 2.78 - Code of Ethics and 2.80 - Board of Ethics as follows: (a) add language that the parties have combined maximum of 15 minutes for the opening and closing statements; (b) add language there shall only be one de novo hearing and the City Council can either accept or reject the findings of the de novo hearing; (c) clarify language for the settlement process; (d) the Hearing panel will report out settlement discussions and if complainant does not return to the pre-conference, the complaint shall be dismissed; (e) add language to clarify the discretion that lies with the public official and the complainant; (f) no change; (g) no automatic appeals unless there was clear error or ICGC-55
INCLUSIVENESS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
AND GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES COMMITTEE
AND BOARD OF ETHICS AD HOC COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF
RIVERSIDE
MINUTES
City of Arts & Innovation
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023, 5:00 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
abuse of discretion; and (h) amend the Code of Ethics so that the hearing panel is drawn during the pre-conference at the regular meeting.
Board of Ethics Chair Stahovich thanked the members of the Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee and staff for the work done on the revisions.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE INCLUSIVENESS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND GOVERNMENTAL
PROCESSES COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION AS REQUESTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE There was no item requested by the Committee at this time.
The meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk
ICGC-56