O_EthicsComm_2021A 07/12/2021 09:00:43 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGOTHER COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS COMMITTEES Date 07/12/2021 Attendance Cooke X Hansen X Lundeen X Winter X Gonzales X Time 09:00:43 AM to 09:27:15 AM Place SCR 352 This Meeting was called to order by Gonzales This Report was prepared by Elizabeth Burger Hearing Items Action Taken hOffice of the State Court Administrator's Response Committee Discussion Only hCommittee Discussion of Complaint and Answer Committee Discussion Only Office of the State Court Administrator's Response - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/4F8D89A69350...$File/210712 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210712 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/D2A04322B476...$File/210712 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210712 AttachB.pdf 09:00:59 AM Senator Gonzales called the meeting to order. She noted that since the last committee meeting, the committee had received a response to the committee's request for information from the State Court Administrator's Office (SCA) (Attachments A and B). Mr. Bob Lackner, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to question from the committee regarding the SCA's response to the committee's request for information, and how the SCA tracks queries to the office from legislators. 09:05:40 AM Senator Lundeen commented on the statement of former State Court Administrator Jerry Maroney, provided as part of Senator Gardner's response, regarding requests for information from legislators. Committee members commented on the process of interacting with the State Court Administrator's Office. Committee Discussion of Complaint and Answer - Committee Discussion Only 09:10:32 AM The committee discussed the complaint and answer. Senator Winter commented on the nature of Colorado's citizen legislature. Senator Hansen discussed his view of the complaint. Senators Cooke and Lundeen also commented. Senator Gonzales commented specifically regarding count 4 of the complaint. 09:23:29 AM Motion Move to dismiss as without merit the case before the ethics committee Moved Lundeen Seconded Cooke Yes Hansen Yes Lundeen Yes Winter Yes Gonzales Yes YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 09:23:31 AM Ms. Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), offered to prepare a draft letter to the Senate President, signed by the members of the committee, reviewing the process and the decision the committee made, and the committee agreed that OLLS should draft such a letter. 09:27:15 AM The committee adjourned.