Ethics Commission - Minutes - 01/15/2020

ETHICS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
MINUTES
January 15, 2020
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Call to Order:
The January 15,2020 Regular Meeting of the Ethics Commission was called to order at 7:13 PM
by Marty Zeldis, Chairman.
Present: Mark Burnham, Marty Zeldis, Betsy Ritter, Olga Bush, Steve Garvin, Cindy Hersom
Absent: Frank Mangual
Approval of Minutes:
No minutes to approve
Review of Correspondence
Chmn Zeldis presented an email he received from Attorney Avena related to the recent revisions
made to the Ethics Code 2.50. It was decided the content of the email was better suited to be
discussed at the next Special meeting to be held on January 22, 2020.
Old Business:
Item 4a:
M. Zeldis, Chairman, started a discussion related to the members of the commission and their
associated term length. Four members — F. Mangual, O. Bush, C. Hersom and M. Burnham had
expiration dates of 2/3/20. All four members were asked to contact the Town Clerk and RTM
Moderator to evaluate their term and its continued length.
New Business:
Chmn Zeldis asked for information related to the outline of the Process for Approval from
Attorney Avena’s meeting attendance on December 2, 2019, B. Ritter gave a bullet point
explanation of each associated procedural stage. She will email each member the list. M. Zeldis
committed to providing a sample of the ethics complaint form utilized by the Town of Groton at
the next meeting for the commission’s review.

ETHICS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
MINUTES
January 15, 2020
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Adjournment:
At 7:30 PM S. Garvin made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by M. Burnham
Unanimous decision (6-0).
Respectfully submitted,
Stacey M. Tynan
Recording Secretary