Ethics Board — Green Bay, WI
Date: 2020-02-26
Time: 17:00

AGENDA OF THE ETHICS BOARD
 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020, 5:00 PM
 CITY HALL, ROOM 310


A. Roll Call.
 1. William Vande Castle, Chair; Alder Bill Galvin; Branka Bakovic, Chari Graham, Cheryl
 RenierWigg, Aaron Weinschenk
B. Approval of the Agenda.
 1. Approval of the Agenda for Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
C. Approval of Minutes.
 1. Approval of the Minutes from the December 16, 2019 Ethics Board Meeting.
D. Regular Business.



 1. Consideration with possible action on request for confidential advisory opinion from
 employee pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.59 (5) and Green Bay Municipal Code 1.90 (9).
 The Board may convene in closed session pursuant to Sections 19.85(1)(h), Wis. Stats., for purposes of considering a request for confidential
 written advice. The Board may thereafter reconvene in open session pursuant to Section 19.85(2), Wis. Stats., to report the results of the closed
 session and consider the balance of the agenda.

E. Adjournment.




 1) THIS MEETING IS RECORDED: THE VIDEO OF THIS MEETING AND MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
 AT www.greenbaywi.gov
 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Any person wishing to attend who requires special accommodation because of a disability,
 should contact the City Safety Manager at 920-448-3125 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting time so
 that arrangements can be made.


Agenda of the Ethics Board
February 26, 2020
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 3) QUORUM: Please take notice that a majority or quorum of the Common Council will attend this Ethics Board
 meeting and will constitute a meeting of the Common Council for purposes of discussion and information
 gathering relative to this agenda.
 4) REPRESENTATION: The party requesting the communication, or their representative, should be present at this
 meeting.




Agenda of the Ethics Board
February 26, 2020
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AGENDA OF THE ETHICS BOARD
 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020, 5:00 PM
 CITY HALL, ROOM 310


A. Roll Call.
 1. William Vande Castle, Chair; Alder Bill Galvin; Branka Bakovic, Chari Graham, Cheryl
 RenierWigg, Aaron Weinschenk
B. Approval of the Agenda.
 1. Approval of the Agenda for Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
C. Approval of Minutes.
 1. Approval of the Minutes from the December 16, 2019 Ethics Board Meeting.
D. Regular Business.



 1. Consideration with possible action on request for confidential advisory opinion from
 employee pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.59 (5) and Green Bay Municipal Code 1.90 (9).
 The Board may convene in closed session pursuant to Sections 19.85(1)(h), Wis. Stats., for purposes of considering a request for confidential
 written advice. The Board may thereafter reconvene in open session pursuant to Section 19.85(2), Wis. Stats., to report the results of the closed
 session and consider the balance of the agenda.

E. Adjournment.




 1) THIS MEETING IS RECORDED: THE VIDEO OF THIS MEETING AND MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
 AT www.greenbaywi.gov
 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Any person wishing to attend who requires special accommodation because of a disability,
 should contact the City Safety Manager at 920-448-3125 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting time so
 that arrangements can be made.


Agenda of the Ethics Board
February 26, 2020
Page 1
 3) QUORUM: Please take notice that a majority or quorum of the Common Council will attend this Ethics Board
 meeting and will constitute a meeting of the Common Council for purposes of discussion and information
 gathering relative to this agenda.
 4) REPRESENTATION: The party requesting the communication, or their representative, should be present at this
 meeting.




Agenda of the Ethics Board
February 26, 2020
Page 2
 MINUTES OF THE ETHICS BOARD
 MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019, 5:15 PM
 CITY HALL, ROOM 207


 A. ROLL CALL.


1. William Vande Castle, Chair; Alder Bill Galvin; Branka Bakovic, Chari Graham, Cheryl Renier-
Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk
William VandeCastle, Alder Galvin, Cheryl Renier-Wigg and Aaron Weinschenck--present; Chari
Graham and Brank Bakovic--excused.



 B. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.


1. Approval of the Agenda for Monday, December 16, 2019.
Moved by Ald. Bill Galvin, seconded by Cheryl Renier-Wigg to approve the agenda for December
16, 2019. Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None



 C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.


1. Approval of the Minutes for October 10, 2019.
Moved by William VandeCastle, seconded by Ald. Bill Galvin to approve the minutes for October
10, 2019. Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None
 D. REGULAR BUSINESS.


1. Hearing on Ethics Complaint against Alder Kathy Lefebvre, filed by Alder Andrew Nicholson,
under the City of Green Bay Code of Conduct for Elected Officials.
Moved by Ald. Bill Galvin, seconded by Cheryl Renier-Wigg to close the hearing portion of the
meeting. Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None

A hearing was conducted and both parties were provided an opportunity to present evidence and
arguments in support of their positions.



2. Deliberations and action on the Ethics Complaint against Alder Kathy Lefebvre, filed by Alder
Andrew Nicholson, under the City of Green Bay Code of Conduct for Elected Officials.
The Board may convene in closed session pursuant to Sections 19.85(1)(a), Wis. Stats., for purposes of deliberating concerning a case which was the subject of
any judicial or quasi-judicial trial or hearing before that governmental body. The Board may thereafter reconvene in open session pursuant to Section 19.85(2),
Wis. Stats., to report the results of the closed session and consider the balance of the agenda.



Moved by Bill Galvin , seconded by Aaron Weinschenk to go into closed session. Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None

Moved by Bill Galvin seconded by William VandeCastle to return to regular order of business.
Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None

Moved by Bill Galvin, seconded by William VandeCastle to adopt the findings of fact and
conclusions of law as presented by Chair VandeCastle, and the recommendation of informal
censure of Alder Lefebvre. Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None




 E. ADJOURNMENT.
Moved by Cheryl Renier-Wigg, seconded by Aaron Weinschenk to adjourn. Motion carried.
Yes- Bill Galvin, William VandeCastle, Cheryl Renier-Wigg, Aaron Weinschenk, No- None,
Abstain- None