Board of Ethics Special Meeting February 23, 2015

Town of Simsbury Board of Ethics
Minutes of Special Meeting February 23, 2015
 

Present: David M. Moore, Acting-Chair/Secretary; Polly Maier, Robert Heagney and Kevin Crimmins.

Absent: Barbara Petitjean.

Guest: First Selectman Lisa Heavner and Joan Coe.

The Special Meeting for the Simsbury Board of Ethics was called to Order at 6:20 p.m., a quorum having been determined by the Acting Chair.

A motion was made to approve the minutes of the September 15, 2014 meeting by Board Member Kevin Crimmins and said motion was seconded by Board Member Polly Maier. Said Motion passed unanimously by those present.

First Selectman Lisa Heavner then addressed the Board, indicating that she did not participate in the Town Charrette, and has recused herself from any meeting or vote involving the Hartford, as her husband Jim Heavner is an officer of the Hartford, and she and her Husband are shareholders of the Hartford. First Selectman Heavner desired to have confirmed, now that she is the First Selectman, that there is a conflict of interest in anything having to do with the Hartford, anything having to do with the sale of the parcel of property owned by the Hartford, that if there was a sale of the parcel could she participate in the announcement, and to confirm that the conflict of interest with regard to the parcel would come to an end once the parcel was sold. The First Selectman was asked if the only change to be considered by the Board now from when the Board previously issued an advisory opinion, on May 1, 2013, was that of her position, to which she replied yes.

A motion was made to go into Executive (closed) Session, to further consider the requested Advisory Opinion for First Selectman Lisa Heavner by Board Member Crimmins and seconded by Board Member Maier. The motion passed unanimously by those present, and the Board went into Executive Session, as of 6:30 p.m., and the guests noted above were then excused.

A motion was made to come out of Executive Session by Board member Heagney and seconded by Board member Crimmins. The motion passed unanimously by those present, and the Board came out of Executive Session at 7:04 p.m.

The Acting Chair then offered to draft the Advisory Opinion, send the same to the members of the Board, and once there was a consensus of how the Advisory Opinion should now read, another Special Meeting would be called to adopt the Advisory Opinion.

A motion to adjourn was made by Board member Crimmins and Seconded by Board member Heagney. The Motion passed unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

David M. Moore, Acting Chair & Secretary