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Anchorage Board of Ethics Meeting - October 9, 2026

Assembly & Committee Meetings — Friday, October 9, 2026
BodyAnchorage, Alaska
SessionAssembly & Committee Meetings
DateFriday, October 9, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:01

Outstanding.

0:02

Well, at 3.32 p.m.

0:03

on October 1st of 2026, let's go ahead and call this meeting of the Board of Ethics to order.

0:10

And first and foremost, Miss Sleppy, would you please call roll?

Speaker 2

0:13

Yes, Mr.

0:14

Belreve.

Speaker 1

0:15

Present.

Unassigned speaker

0:16

Miss

Speaker 2

0:17

Mogadam.

Speaker 3

0:18

Present.

Speaker 4

0:20

Ms.

0:20

Guess.

0:23

Mr.

0:24

Drama.

0:26

Mr.

0:27

Cacher.

Speaker 1

0:28

Present.

Speaker 2

0:30

Chair, you have a quorum.

Speaker 1

0:32

All right.

0:32

Thank you.

0:33

Next item we have today is approval of the minutes of our previous meeting.

0:37

We have both September 23rd and August 19th of 2026.

0:41

Board would entertain a motion to approve those minutes.

Speaker 4

0:49

So moved.

Speaker 3

0:50

And I'll second.

Speaker 4

0:52

All

Speaker 1

0:53

right.

0:53

Any discussion?

0:56

Seeing hearing none.

0:57

The motion is to approve the minutes of the September 23rd and August 19th, 2026 meetings.

1:03

All those in favor, please say aye.

1:06

Aye.

1:07

Aye.

1:08

And any opposed today.

1:11

Seeing and hearing none, the motion carries.

1:13

Next item we have today is disclosures.

1:15

Do any members of the board uh anticipate that they have potential conflicts with the outstanding unfinished business and new business that's before the board today?

Speaker 3

1:26

I do, but I'm not sure because it was it's confidential.

1:30

I'm not sure how to um go about making the disclosure.

Unassigned speaker

1:38

I think

Speaker 1

1:39

I might have to defer to Paul here if he's got any guidance.

Speaker 5

1:42

Oh, yeah.

1:43

Uh well, I was gonna defer to Chrissa too.

Unassigned speaker

1:46

But

Speaker 5

1:47

if she has anything further, but I know this has happened in other boards that I've staff and a legal advisor too, but typically the disclosure then would be made in the executive session, and we would just uh indicate afterwards uh if there was any action taken, like when we come out of executive session, you

Unassigned speaker

2:04

know,

Speaker 5

2:05

a board member made a disclosure and then either was recused or not recused or whatever happened.

Speaker 3

2:10

Okay, perfect.

2:11

I will wait then

Speaker 1

2:13

perfect.

2:15

Moving on, we have our next item on the agenda is at unfinished business.

2:20

We

Unassigned speaker

2:20

have

Speaker 1

2:21

three items, ethics complaint for potential violation 2026-01 confidential and a request for advisory opinion 2026-02 and a request for advisory opinion 2026-04.

2:38

And I believe in our okay, now the uh issues with being on a different computer

Speaker 4

2:44

are coming to life.

Unassigned speaker

2:51

I

Speaker 4

2:52

believe we had an

Speaker 1

2:55

updated revised draft on item five A following our discussion

Speaker 4

3:07

at the last meeting and related to that.

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Summary of Proceedings

Anchorage Board of Ethics Meeting - October 9, 2026

The Anchorage Board of Ethics met on October 9, 2026, at 3:32 p.m. (per the user-provided date; the raw transcript records the meeting as occurring on October 1, 2026). The meeting was called to order by the Chair with a quorum present. The board approved prior meeting minutes, addressed public agenda items, and then entered closed session to deliberate on confidential ethics complaints and advisory opinion requests. All votes were unanimous.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The board unanimously approved the minutes of the September 23, 2026 and August 19, 2026 meetings. Motion carried without opposition.
  • Public Agenda Items 6A1 (1-10): Approved as a block without separate consideration. Motion carried unanimously.
  • Public Agenda Items 6A2 (1-2) (Notice of Intent to Respond to Public Solicitation): Approved without discussion. Motion carried unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Disclosures: One board member indicated a potential conflict related to confidential items but deferred disclosure to the closed session as advised by legal counsel (Paul/Chrissa).
  • Order of Business: The board agreed to take up non-confidential Item 5B (Request for Advisory Opinion 2026-02) before entering closed session, and then address public Items 6A1 and 6A2 before moving to confidential items. Motion carried unanimously.
  • Advisory Opinion 2026-02 (Non-Confidential): The board reviewed and adopted the draft response prepared by Paul. Members praised the draft. Motion to approve and distribute carried unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Advisory Opinion 2026-04: The board directed Paul to draft an advisory opinion in response to Request for Advisory Opinion 2026-04. Motion carried unanimously.
  • Ethics Complaint 2026-01: The board approved and directed the dissemination of a response to Ethics Complaint for Potential Violation 2026-01. Motion carried unanimously.
  • Ethics Complaint 2026-05: The board voted to reject the complaint on the grounds that the allegations, if taken as true, do not constitute a violation of the Code of Ethics, and provided explanation of other avenues of relief available to the complainant. Motion carried unanimously. (During closed session, the board noted that a member had an existing relationship with a party to this complaint but determined it did not require recusal.)
  • Advisory Opinion 2026-06: The board directed Paul to draft an advisory opinion responsive to Request for Advisory Opinion 2026-06. Motion carried unanimously.

The meeting adjourned at an unspecified time following the motions. No public comments were received.

Meeting Transcript

Outstanding. Well, at 3.32 p.m. on October 1st of 2026, let's go ahead and call this meeting of the Board of Ethics to order. And first and foremost, Miss Sleppy, would you please call roll? Yes, Mr. Belreve. Present. Miss Mogadam. Present. Ms. Guess. Mr. Drama. Mr. Cacher. Present. Chair, you have a quorum. All right. Thank you. Next item we have today is approval of the minutes of our previous meeting. We have both September 23rd and August 19th of 2026. Board would entertain a motion to approve those minutes. So moved. And I'll second. All right. Any discussion? Seeing hearing none. The motion is to approve the minutes of the September 23rd and August 19th, 2026 meetings. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. And any opposed today. Seeing and hearing none, the motion carries. Next item we have today is disclosures. Do any members of the board uh anticipate that they have potential conflicts with the outstanding unfinished business and new business that's before the board today? I do, but I'm not sure because it was it's confidential. I'm not sure how to um go about making the disclosure. I think I might have to defer to Paul here if he's got any guidance. Oh, yeah. Uh well, I was gonna defer to Chrissa too. But if she has anything further, but I know this has happened in other boards that I've staff and a legal advisor too, but typically the disclosure then would be made in the executive session, and we would just uh indicate afterwards uh if there was any action taken, like when we come out of executive session, you know, a board member made a disclosure and then either was recused or not recused or whatever happened. Okay, perfect. I will wait then perfect.

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