Public Ethics Commission Pending Complaints

Date
Recd
Case # Complainant Respondents
Date of
Alleged
Violation
Alleged Violation Status Priority
1
11/21/12 12-14 Avram Gur Arye Jane Brunner 11/8/2012 Allegates respondent violated the City of a!land"s Confli#t of
$nterest regulations in their involvement %ith the proposed
&afe%ay on College Avenue'
&taff is
revie%ing
11/1/12 12-1( Judith Co) and
*amela +ra!e
$gna#io +e ,a
-uente
./28/2012 Alleges respondent violated a!land/s Campaign 0eform A#t 1y
a##epting #ampaign #ontri1utions in violation of the 2300
#ontri1ution limit'
&taff is
revie%ing
4/5
(
11/1/12 12-12 !hoo and 6rnest
4anes
5it#h 7homson 8City
Ar1orist9 7ree
&e#tion9 *u1li#
:or!s Agen#y; and
Camille 0odgers
8<egetation
5anagement
$nspe#tor - a!land
-ire +epartment;
(/20/200. -
(/2./2012
Alleges respondents a1used their City authority and misused
pu1li# funds'
&taff is
revie%ing
4/5
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10/18/12 12-11 &#ott Alonso $gna#io +e ,a
-uente
July 2=9
2012
Alleges respondent used his Coun#ilman ele#ted position and
City resour#es for a #ampaign press #onferen#e'
&taff is
revie%ing
4/&
2
0./12/12 12-08 Anonymous Bar1ara *ar!er August 49
2012
Alleges respondent sent #ampaign donation soli#itations to City
employees at their City email addresses'
*ending
dismissal
4/&
2
4/2=/12 12-04 City Auditor/
Anonymous
City Coun#il 5em1er
$gna#io +e ,a
-uente
Alleges respondent failed to report 2(39>00 in payments from a
#ampaign group tied to a lo11yist for a group #ompeting for the
Coliseum mgmt #ontra#t 8alleges failure to report payment and a
C$ issue;
&taff is
revie%ing
4/,
4
1
*riority #ode is 1ased on a dual determination? 1; level of priority 8High9 Medium or Lo%9 1ased on #riteria su#h as pu1li# interest9 #omplainant interest9 timing of #omplaint9 statute of
limitations9 and impa#t of Commission de#ision;9 and 2; amount of staff time li!ely needed 8Small9 Medium9 or Large amount of time;'
11/20/12
1
4/4/12 12-0( City Auditor/
Anonymous
+o%nto%n a!land
Asso#iation and
,a!e 5erritt/@pto%n
+istri#t Asso#'
+e# 200.
and
annually
thereafter
Alleges respondents failed to provide adeAuate pu1li# noti#e
a1out dis#ussions and de#isions related to the payment of
Bholiday 1onuses9C adds that dis#ussion of 1onuses %as never
put on open session agenda
&taff is
revie%ing
5/5
4
8/2(/11 11-0( City Auditor/
Anonymous
City Coun#il 5em1er
$gna#io +e ,a
-uente
June 2011 Complaint e)presses #on#erns a1out the sour#e of #on#ert
ti#!ets allegedly in the possession of respondent
&taff is
revie%ing
4/,
4
4-4-11 11-01 *6C initiated ABC &e#urity and/or
Ana ChretienD
5arina &e#urity
and/or &am 7adesse
<ariousD
appro)'
1et%
(/1/103/10
and 3/23/10
Complaint alleges t%o #ontra#tors made impermissi1le #ampaign
#ontri1utions to #andidates in the Eov 2010 ele#tion 8C0AD
F('12'140;
&taff is
investigating
4/,
4
12-3-10 10-(0 &anGiv 4anda a!land *ar!ing
+ivision
ngoing a!land &unshine rdinan#e -- Alleged failure to timely produ#e
par!ing re#ords
*ending
dismissal
,/&
4
11-1-10 10-28 0alph HanI Ala' +emo' Central
Comm'D a!*AC
#to1er 2.9
2010
C0AD F('12'2(0 J Alleges 1; failure to in#lude %ritten dis#losure
reAuired 1y C0A and 2; failure to file late #ontri1ution and
independent e)penditure reports
&taff is
investigating
4/5
(
10-1(-10 10-2= 0alph HanI Jean Kuan
-loyd 4uen
June (09
2010 and
ongoing
C0AD F('12'0>0D ('12'0.0 J Alleges failure to report and
in#lude information regarding respondent"s loans to o%n
#ampaign
&taff is
investigating
4/5
(
10-1(-10 10-2> 0alph HanI +on *erata June (09
2010 and
ongoing
C0AD F('12'0.08A;8+; J Alleges #ampaign %as given e)tension
of #redit of over 21>00 for more than .0 days
&taff is
investigating
4/5
(
./14/10 10-21 Jean Kuan +on *erata9 *aul
HinneyD California
Corre#tional *ea#e
ffi#ers Asso#iationD
0onald 7' +reis1a#!D
7' Gary 0ogersD 6d
+e&ilvaD 0i#hard
,ee
ngoing C0A violations J Alleges respondent #ampaign e)#eeded the
voluntary e)penditure limit during the Eovem1er 2010 ele#tion
&taff is
investigating
4/,
4
11/20/12
2
3/2/10 10-1= G%illym 5artin Joseph Le%9
-inan#e
June 189
2010
&unshine rdinan#eD produ#tion of re#ords J Alleges department
failed to provide ele#troni# #opy of City"s ra#le data1ase
*ending
dismissal
4/5
(
(/2(/10 10-03 &anGiv 4anda <i#tor @no9 Joseph
4ara1urda9 &#ott
*eterson9 &haron
Cornu9 Barry
,u1ovis!i9 *hil
7agami
January 19
2003 to
present
,o11yist 0egistration A#t J Alleges respondents failed to register
as lo11yists
&taff is
investigating
4/,
4
(/(/10 10-0> +avid 5i) a!land City Coun#il (/2/10 a!land &unshine rdinan#e J Alleges City Coun#il 0ules
Committee failed to ma!e an Burgen#y findingC to s#hedule a
de#ision 8per &e#tion 2'20'080;
&taff %as
dire#ted to
e)plore
settlement in
lieu of
hearing'
5/5
4
11/13/0. 0.-1> Anthony 5oglia Jean Kuan ngoing Alleges misuse of City resour#es 1y respondent 1y lin!ing an
offi#eholder %e1site to the City %e1site and then lin!ing a
#ampaign %e1site to the offi#eholder site'
*ending
dismissal
5/,
>
0./1=/0. 0.-12 5arleen &a#!s ffi#e of the City
Attorney 85ar!
5orodomi;
ongoing &unshine rdinan#eD *u1li# 0e#ords A#t J Alleges failure to
provide multiple pu1li# re#ords upon reAuest
-inal hearing
set for
January (9
201( re?
0e#ords
5anagement
*oli#y
5/5
>
2/3/0. 0.-0( John Hlein City Coun#il
*resident Jane
Brunner
-e1ruary (9
200.
&unshine rdinan#e -- Allo#ation of spea!er time J Alleges City
Coun#il 1>-minute total time limit on pen -orum #omments is
in#onsistent %ith the &unshine rdinan#e9 %hi#h authoriIes 2
minutes per person
&taff is
investigating
5/5
4
11/20/12
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