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Be~rey/Frey Ethics Report <br />a personal finanaal gain from an offiaal adion. The law doesn't prohibit conflicts of interest, but <br />requires officials to disclose when they. have a potentiai stake and avoid playing a part in the <br />decision. <br />Cherriots General Manager R.G. Andersen Wydcoff said Bemey followed legal advice since he first <br />expressed interest in the project `He has refrained from voting on or participating in any boarcl <br />action on this subject,' AndersenaNyckoff said. 'We've been very careful.' <br />Patrick Heam of the Oregon State Govemment Standards and Practioes offioe, said Berrey wasn't in <br />danger of violating the law as long as he steered clear of any decision~naking. <br />`I think he's on solid ground as far as the law gces,' Heam said. `I think he's got his own <br />problems as far as public perception gces.' <br />If BeReys team was dwsen, it mght have proved impractical for h'an to stay on 1he board, Heam said. <br />'He wouldn't be f~orced to get out, but it would make him an ineffective boand member; because he <br />couldn't take part in arry decisions in arry way retated to ft~e transit center, Heam said " <br />May 30,1996 <br />The Transit Boarcf ineeting ~ t+egular open pubiic session unananously aooepted Mr. Berre~s <br />resignation. Mr. Frey did not abstain. <br />June 27,1996 <br />The Transit Board met in regu~ar open Public session and, subseque~t to a ptablic hearntg, a~pp~oved - <br />"the Final Coutthouse Square Transit Center Environmental Assessment and directed staff to submit <br />the EA to the FTA Region X Offioe.. ' Mr. Frey seconded and voted in favor of the motion as it <br />was not relatsd to the County's acquisit~on of the propeKy but of transiYs ability to fund its <br />portion of the project which did not i~clude acquiring the property listed by Mr. Frey. Di~ctor <br />Caraballo was abse~t <br />Andersen-Wydcoff asked the Board for aufhorization to e~xi up to $25,000 for preliminary <br />architecbure and engineering woilc fttat may be t~equired in order to provicfe whatever doaxr~ttatbn <br />FTA ~s to autlio~e the Dishic~'s grants. "Director Cart~l rtaved bo authorize !he Gene~al <br />Manager to enter into negotiations for a~ intergovemmental contr~ct not to exoeed $25,000 for <br />engineering and arohitecbure requinements to meet FTA regulations." Director Frey seconded and <br />voted on the motion on the same basis as the previous motion: tl~at the issue vras the Distric:t's <br />gra~rts and not acquisition of the property. <br />August 21,1996 <br />A joint public hearing by Marion CouMy and Salem Area Transit to reoeive pubiic testimonY ~ga~din9 <br />proceeding with Courthouse Square. <br />August 22,1996 <br />In regular open public session. the Transit Board del~ tlie testimony reoeived at the public <br />hearing, At the outset of the discussion, "Direc:tor Frey announced that he had a potentiai co~lict- <br />of-interest, and could not participate in this discussion and vote." <br />• Page 4 <br />