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Board of Ethics Meeting - July 9, 2026

Assembly & Committee Meetings — Friday, July 10, 2026
BodyAnchorage, Alaska
SessionAssembly & Committee Meetings
DateFriday, July 10, 2026
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All right, that give us a quorum this afternoon.

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Indeed, Chair.

0:08

Perfect.

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Well, time being 4.18 p.m.

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on 9 July of 2026.

0:12

I'd call this meeting of the Board of Ethics to order.

0:15

Miss Leppy, would you please call roll?

0:17

Yes, Chair Bell Reeve.

0:19

Present.

0:20

Miss Mogadam.

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Present.

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Mr.

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Cacher.

0:27

Present.

0:28

Chair, I believe Ms.

0:29

Guess and Mr.

0:30

Drama were excused.

0:32

That's correct.

0:34

Thank you.

0:34

You have a quorum.

0:36

Thank you, ma'am.

0:36

Next item we have on today's agenda is approval of the minutes of our previous meeting.

0:41

And the board would entertain a motion.

0:44

So moved.

0:46

And a second.

0:53

All second.

0:55

Go ahead.

0:57

Any discussion?

1:02

Hearing none, the motion is to approve the meetings of for the minutes of our June 4th, 2026 meeting.

1:09

All those in favor, please say aye.

1:11

Aye.

1:12

Aye.

1:13

Aye.

1:14

And with none opposed, the motion carries.

1:16

Next item we have on our agenda is disclosures.

1:19

Do any members have a potential conflict for any items on today's agenda?

1:27

Not from me.

1:36

And I guess with that, do we need to, I guess, consider pulling uh Mr.

1:40

Cacher's form at 6A1 separate from the batch or yes, Chair.

1:50

That would work.

1:52

All right, perfect.

1:56

And the next item we have on today's agenda is unfinished business.

2:00

We have ethics plaint for a potential violation.

2:04

2026-01 and requests for advisory opinions.

2:08

2026-02 and 03, with the first and last of those being confidential.

2:15

Um think the board would also entertain skipping down the calendar to item six before we go into executive session on five.

2:32

So we can go ahead and take up.

2:34

We can go ahead and take up uh item six, a one.

2:40

Uh items two, three, and four for review.

2:45

And is there a motion on I guess items six, a one, two through four?

2:57

Move to approve.

2:58

Well, uh, Mr.

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Chair, this is uh Mr.

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Cacher.

3:02

I should probably not uh participate in the approval of my uh disclosure.

3:10

That's correct, and I've got us just taking up items two, three, and four under sub one there to cut you out of this block.

3:20

And I will second any discussion on two, three, and four of item six a one.

3:32

Seeing and hearing none, the board would entertain a motion to approve items two, three, and four there.

3:40

Uh move to approve.

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And I will second all those in favor of approving the items at 6a12 through four, please say aye.

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Summary of Proceedings

Board of Ethics Meeting - July 9, 2026

The Anchorage Board of Ethics convened on July 9, 2026, at 4:18 p.m. with Chair Bell Reeve presiding. Members present included Miss Mogadam and Mr. Cacher; Ms. Guess and Mr. Drama were excused. The meeting covered approval of minutes, disclosures, a closed session for confidential ethics matters, and administrative items.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The minutes from the June 4, 2026 meeting were approved unanimously.
  • Disclosures (Item 6A1, items 2–4): Routine disclosure forms for members other than Mr. Cacher were approved without discussion.
  • Mr. Cacher's Disclosure (Item 6A1, item 1): After Mr. Cacher recused himself, the board approved his disclosure, noting that neither he nor his immediate family have a personal or financial interest in municipal contracts.
  • Notice of Intent to Respond to Public Solicitation (Item 6A2): Approved unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Closed Session: The board entered a closed (executive) session to discuss confidential items: Ethics Complaint 2026-01 and Advisory Opinion Requests 2026-02 and 2026-03.
  • Post‑Closed Session Deliberations:
    • Ethics Complaint 2026-01: The board voted to make substantive revisions to the response draft and to continue discussion at the next meeting, with an invitation to Ms. Gardner to attend.
    • Advisory Opinion 2026-02: Discussion was continued to the next meeting with an invitation to Ms. Gardner.
    • Advisory Opinion 2026-03: The board approved the response with the chair authorized to review and incorporate typographical edits before publication.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved minutes of June 4, 2026 (unanimous).
  • Approved all disclosure forms (items 6A1.1–4) without opposition.
  • Approved notice of intent (6A2) unanimously.
  • Moved to closed session to deliberate on confidential ethics matters.
  • Approved substantive revisions to response to Ethics Complaint 2026-01 for further review at the next meeting.
  • Continued discussion on Advisory Opinion 2026-02 to the next meeting with an invitation to Ms. Gardner.
  • Approved Advisory Opinion 2026-03 with chair authorized to finalize typographical edits.
  • Adjourned; next meeting to be scheduled via Doodle poll with inclusion of Ms. Gardner.

Meeting Transcript

All right, that give us a quorum this afternoon. Indeed, Chair. Perfect. Well, time being 4.18 p.m. on 9 July of 2026. I'd call this meeting of the Board of Ethics to order. Miss Leppy, would you please call roll? Yes, Chair Bell Reeve. Present. Miss Mogadam. Present. Mr. Cacher. Present. Chair, I believe Ms. Guess and Mr. Drama were excused. That's correct. Thank you. You have a quorum. Thank you, ma'am. Next item we have on today's agenda is approval of the minutes of our previous meeting. And the board would entertain a motion. So moved. And a second. All second. Go ahead. Any discussion? Hearing none, the motion is to approve the meetings of for the minutes of our June 4th, 2026 meeting. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. And with none opposed, the motion carries. Next item we have on our agenda is disclosures. Do any members have a potential conflict for any items on today's agenda? Not from me. And I guess with that, do we need to, I guess, consider pulling uh Mr. Cacher's form at 6A1 separate from the batch or yes, Chair. That would work. All right, perfect. And the next item we have on today's agenda is unfinished business. We have ethics plaint for a potential violation. 2026-01 and requests for advisory opinions. 2026-02 and 03, with the first and last of those being confidential. Um think the board would also entertain skipping down the calendar to item six before we go into executive session on five. So we can go ahead and take up. We can go ahead and take up uh item six, a one. Uh items two, three, and four for review. And is there a motion on I guess items six, a one, two through four?

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