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Louisville City Council Meeting August 21, 2001 Page 4 PUBLIC COMMENT Ted Hine, 318 South Place, Louisville, CO, CAPPOS representative, thanked the members of the Home Rule Charter Commission for their hard work and urged the Council to refer the Charter to the voters. COUNCIL COMMENTS Howard had numerous questions on the Charter and asked City Attorney Light for clarification. · Article 4-7 Voting (b). Howard asked for confirmation that final adoption of any ordinance required the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Council, and resolutions by motion shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council present. Light confirmed that the Charter does refer to majority vote of the Council. · Article 5-3 Executive Sessions (h). Recording Executive Sessions. Would recording of Executive Sessions violate attorney-client confidentiality? Light stated that in the last legislative session, a bill passed, which mandates the recording of executive sessions. He noted that there are provisions in the state statutes to protect the attorney-client confidentiality, and provisions within the Charter to adopt the statutory law with respect to attorney-client confidentiality. · Article 5-7 Code of Ethics (a) (2). Howard stated that there should be specific language that differentiates between general stockholders and stockholders with less than a majority share. · Article 5-8. Code of Ethics (4). Howard asked if Council members are considered public body members and employees. Light stated that Council members are officers. Howard stated that non-profit entities are referred to as business entities and he questioned whether that would preclude organizations such as DRCOG from requesting funds from the City. · Article 5-9. Code of Ethics (g). Prohibits outside employment. Howard stated that if a Council member was considered an employee, that would bar them from participating in any business that occurs within the City of Louisville. · Article 5-9. Code of Ethics (1)(1). Bars employees from appearing before Council in any matter concerning performance of official act. · Article 5-12 Code of Ethics (4). The Prosecuting Attorney will investigate complaints against employees. Howard stated that complaints should be handled at the manager level. City Attorney Light stated that the enforcement relates to a City employees' misdeed would prompt an administrative review and be handled through the personnel policy of the City. Light explained that it is unrelated to the Ethics Ordinance, where a violation of the Ethics Ordinance would be investigated by the Prosecuting Attorney and prosecuted through the Municipal Court. 4