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Government Oversight, Audit and Ethics Committee

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 · 5:30 PM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

The Government Oversight, Audit and Ethics Committee met to discuss several administrative matters, including an investigation into Council Member Vitalis Lanshima's potential conflict of interest due to his candidacy for Nigerian national office. The meeting focused on procedural items and potential policy changes for local government transparency.

Key Decisions

  • Investigation into Council Member Lanshima's Eligibility Recommended for Approval
  • Mandatory Meeting Minutes Publication Online Recommended for Approval
  • Audit of Legal Claims Against Metro Government Recommended for Approval
  • Reporting Requirements for Government Event Expenditures Tabled
  • Closed Captioning in Government Buildings Recommended for Approval
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Call to Order

    Chair Person Ackerson called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.

  2. Roll Call

    Chair Person Ackerson introduced the committee members and non-committee members present. A quorum was established. Committee Member Green left at 5:48 p.m.

  3. Pending Legislation
  4. 1. AN ORDINANCE CREATING SUBCHAPTER 30.04 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL FROM THE MAYOR ON ANY EXPENDITURE OVER $10,000 FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF GUESTS AT AN EVENT.
    Ordinance

    This item remained tabled during the first session of this meeting on October 2, 2018. Please see the Final Action Summary from that date for further information.

  5. 2. AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING CLOSED CAPTIONING ON TELEVISIONS IN LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
    Ordinance

    This item was recommended for approval and sent to the Consent Calendar during the first session of this meeting on October 2, 2018. Please see the Final Action Summary from that date for further information.

  6. 3. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW SECTION IN LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 32 THAT MANDATES LOUISVILLE METRO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PUBLISH MEETING MINUTES ON WWW.LOUISVILLEKY.GOV (AS AMENDED).
    Ordinance

    This item was recommended for approval and sent to the Consent Calendar during the first session of this meeting on October 2, 2018. Please see the Final Action Summary from that date for further information.

  7. 4. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE LEGAL CLAIMS FILED AGAINST LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT BETWEEN AUGUST 2013 AND AUGUST 2018. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION.)
    Resolution

    This item was amended by susbstitution, recommended for approval, and sent to Old Business during the first session of this meeting on October 2, 2018. Please see the Final Action Summary from that date for further information.

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  9. Special Discussion
  10. 5. Initiate an Investigation into a State Law that Prohibits a Council Member Holding Office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Being a Voting Citizen Elsewhere
    Discussion Item

    This item was discussed during the first session of this meeting on October 2, 2018. Please see the Final Action Summary from that date for further information.

  11. Special Order
  12. 6. AN ORDER TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER COUNCIL MEMBER VITALIS LANSHIMA’S CANDIDACY FOR NATIONAL OFFICE IN NIGERIA HAS IMPACTED HIS ELIGIBILITY AND REPRESENTATION OF DISTRICT 21.
    Motion
    Action: recommended for approval

    A motion was made by Committee Member Fowler, seconded by Committee Member Hollander, that this Order be approved. Chair Person Ackerson, Committee Member Fowler, Council Member Lanshima, and Sarah Martin, Jefferson County Attorney's Office, spoke to the item.

  13. Adjournment

    Without objection, Chair Person Ackerson adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. *NOTE: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at the Metro Council Meeting on October 11, 2018.

  14. Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair Person. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.
  15. ORDER-001-18 AN ORDER TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER COUNCIL MEMBER VITALIS LANSHIMA’S CANDIDACY FOR NATIONAL OFFICE IN NIGERIA HAS IMPACTED HIS ELIGIBILITY AND REPRESENTATION OF DISTRICT 21.
    Motion
    Action: tabled

    A motion was made by Committee Member Fowler, seconded by Committee Member Hollander, that this Order be tabled. The motion to table carried without objection.

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  17. Clerk(s)

    David B. Wagner, CKMC

  18. Support Staff

    Sarah Martin, Jefferson County Attorney's Office Dee Baltimore, Jefferson County Attorney's Office

  19. Non-Committee Member(s)

    Council Member Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4), Council President David James (D-6), Council Member Brandon Coan (D-8), and Council Member Vitalis Lanshima (D-21)