A bill for an ordinance appointing Julia C. Yeckes to serve as a member of the Board of Ethics. Appoints Julia C. Yeckes to fill a vacated term on the Board of Ethics beginning immediately and ending 4-20-17. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 11-1-16.
Thank you, Mr. President. This is an appointment to the Board of Ethics. The City Council makes several appointments to the board, as does the mayor's office. And this is the board that interprets the code of ethics. We don't often have folks that we appoint to boards and commissions present in the chambers, but we do tonight. So I just wanted to acknowledge the presidents of our appointee, Ms.. Julia Jaquez, who's here in the audience today. And for the purposes of my council colleagues, I wanted to just let you know that we were not clear about this in committee, but this appointment is to fill the remaining portion of the term that was scheduled for Brian Spano, our former appointee who resigned. And so this appointment will be to finish that term through May of 2017. And to clarify that, since that was New Science Committee. And with that, I just want to thank Ms.. Jaquez and as this is part of the consent agenda, to encourage us all to be supportive, but to thank her for her time and service. Thank you and welcome to City Council Chambers. And for those in the public council mechanics over the Finance and Governance Committee, which the Ethics Board reports to. And so that is why she is leading that. Okay. Thank you.