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Recommendation to request City Manager to work with staff to ensure an item is agendized on the next available Equity of Human Relations Commission meeting to discuss recent Commissioner conduct and report back to the City Council within 60 days with the outcome of the discussion.
DISCUSSION
On November 11, 2022, the Mayor and City Council learned of a complaint regarding the conduct of a Commissioner on the Equity and Human Relations Commission.
The complaint indicated that the Commissioner in question threated a member of the public in a forum on Facebook.
The purpose of the Equity and Human Relations Commission is to provide a forum to achieve better human relations and promote goodwill among individuals, groups and institutions in order to maintain civic pride and tranquility and enhance and improve mutual understanding and respect all citizens of the community. One of their functions is to recommend to the city council measures, including legislation, which will serve to improve positive human relations and the elimination of discriminatory practices. The recent Commissioner behavior is at odds with these objectives.
The Long Beach Municipal Code § 2.07.020 requires Ethics Training for all commission and advisory members. Pursuant to the Long Beach Municipal Code 2.07.010, elected officials shall pledge in writing to follow certain principles while acting in their official capacity. A written code of ethics pledge is required, and a copy of the signed pledge must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk.
The recently adopted Code of Conduct and Ethics Statement
for elected officials, employees, volunteers, and members of boards, commissions, and committees requires the following:
· As a representative of the City
o I will be accurate, courteous, civil, and honest in all my written and oral interac...
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