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Minutes of the April 4, 2022 Meeting
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UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY - - - APRIL 4, 2022 - - - 7:00 P.M.
Chair LoPilato convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Present: Commissioners Cambra, Chen, Montgomery, Tilos and Chair LoPilato - 5. [Note: The meeting was conducted via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
[Staff present: Chief Assistant City Attorney Elizabeth Mackenzie; City Clerk Lara Weisiger]
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
COMPLAINT HEARINGS
None.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4-A. Minutes of the February 7, 2022 Meeting
Commissioner Cambra moved approval of the minutes.
Commissioner Montgomery seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Commissioners Cambra: Aye; Chen: Aye; Montgomery: Aye; Tilos: Aye; and Chair LoPilato: Aye. Ayes: 5.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Jay Garfinkle, Alameda, discussed Council actions being done in private and defended by the City Attorney's office; urged the Commission to find ways to make actions more open; suggested citizens be involved in a public committee to determine what the Commission should be doing.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS CONTINUED
4-B. Training for Commissioners on the Hearing Process, Conflicts of Interest and Recusals
The Chief Assistant City Attorney gave a training.
Vice Chair Chen inquired whether the conflict of interest and recusal section only pertain to the Open Government Commission (OGC), not the City Council or other Boards and Commissions.
The Chief Assistant City Attorney responded the idea would apply to any legislative body in California; stated in this instance, she is giving the guidance to the OGC.
In response to Vice Chair Chen's inquiry, the Chief Assistant City Attorney stated the Sunshine Ordinance does not cover a citizen bringing a complaint about a conflict of interest; the hearting would not be about a conflict of interest, the conflict of interest would come about based on the circumstances a Commissioner sh...
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