Tompkins County Ethics Advisory Board

Created by Local Law No. 2 of 1997

Five members with four-year terms. The Chair is appointed by the Chair of the Legislature.

• 4 County residents
• 1 Legislator

Function: This Board shall meet at least once per year and within thirty days after receipt of written complaints of alleged unethical practices. The Board shall also review annual financial disclosure forms and conflict of interest statements.

Tompkins County's Meeting Portal

Includes Ethics Advisory Board Agendas, Minutes, and Schedules. The public may also Register to create a user account and sign up to receive agendas.

Tompkins County Code of Ethics(PDF, 222KB)

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May 4, 2022 Complaint

Advisory Opinion in Response to the May 4, 2022 Complaint of City of Ithaca Common Council Member Cynthia Brock(PDF, 540KB) - dated April 17, 2023

Ethics Investigation - Complaint filed by Cynthia Brock

• May 4, 2022(PDF, 6MB)
• June 14, 2022(PDF, 203KB)

Information Responses

• Tim Horner, Esq. on Behalf of the Center for Transformative Action and Dorothy Cotton Institute(PDF, 689KB) - dated July 15, 2022
• Rachel Leon, Executive Director, Park Foundation(PDF, 1MB) - dated July 15, 2022
• Jason Molino, Former Tompkins County Administrator(PDF, 2MB) - dated July 8, 2022
• Lisa Holmes, Tompkins County Administrator(PDF, 3MB) - dated August 16, 2022
• James F. Moran, Esq. on Behalf of Eric Rosario and Karen Yearwood(PDF, 1MB) - dated August 29, 2022
• Richard Brady, President, Matrix Consulting Group(PDF, 97KB) - dated July 6, 2022
  • Consulting Agreement Between CPE and Matrix(PDF, 2MB)
  • Matrix Consulting Group - Invoices 21-57 (1 - 4) - Analysis of Field Services(PDF, 250KB)
  • Data Collection List for the Analysis of Field Services(PDF, 203KB)
  • Data Collection List for the Analysis of Field Services - annotated(PDF, 205KB)
  • Draft Ithaca Patrol Analysis(PDF, 2MB) - dated January 27, 2022
  • Preliminary Results of the Call for Service Analysis(PDF, 2MB)
  • Preliminary Results of the Call for Service Analysis - Crime Data Trends(PDF, 418KB)
  • Proposal to Conduct the Analysis of Field Services(PDF, 748KB) - dated July 28,2021
• Aaron Lavine, City Attorney, City of Ithaca, on behalf of Acting Mayor Laura Lewis, Alderperson Robert Cantelmo, and Chief of Staff Faith Vavra - dated August 17, 2022(PDF, 3MB)
  • Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure 2013-2021 of Svante Myrick(PDF, 8MB)
  • Center for Policing Equity's Scope of Work(PDF, 2MB)
  • City of Ithaca Mutual Non-disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement(PDF, 373KB)
  • Letter to Center for Policing Equity - ending the working relationship(PDF, 632KB) - dated June 21, 2022
• Svante Myrick, former Mayor, City of Ithaca(PDF, 345KB) - dated August 31, 2022
  • Matrix Proposal to Conduct the Analysis of Field Services(PDF, 517KB)
  • Center for Policing Equity - Implementing the City of Ithaca's New Public Safety Agency(PDF, 2MB)
  • S. Myrick - Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021)(PDF, 1MB)
• Aaron Lavine, City Attorney, City of Ithaca, on behalf of Acting Mayor Laura Lewis, Alderperson Robert Cantelmo, and Chief of Staff Faith Vavra - dated August 31, 2022(PDF, 11MB)
• Molly A. Jones, Crowell & Morning LLP, on behalf of Center for Policing Equity (CPE) - dated September 15, 2022(PDF, 246KB)
  • CPE - Public Safety Reimagined - A collaborative between the City of Ithaca & Tompkins County NY(PDF, 22MB)
  • CPE - Tompkins County - A Resolution Stating Tompkins County's RPS Plan to be Submitted in Response to NYS EO 203(PDF, 23MB) - March 30, 2021
  • CPE - City of Ithaca - A Resolution Adopting and Authorizing Mayor to Submit the RPS Plan Pursuant to NYS EO 203(PDF, 25MB) - March 31, 2021
  • CPE’s Scope of Work for the City of Ithaca Public Safety Redesign(PDF, 920KB) – June 7, 2021
  • CPE - Draft Ithaca Onboarding Agenda July 15 and 16, 2021(PDF, 866KB)
  • CPE - Shared Data Protocol Reimagining Public Safety Project(PDF, 1MB) - December 4, 2020
  • CPE - Mutual Non-disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement(PDF, 1MB) - March 2, 2022
  • CPE - Implementing the City of Ithaca's New Public Safety Agency(PDF, 5MB)
  • Reimagining Public Safety Working Group Meeting Information
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 1(PDF, 878KB) - July 21, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 2 Agenda(PDF, 859KB) - August 4, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 2 - Special Session(PDF, 876KB) - August 4, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 3 Agenda(PDF, 893KB) - August 12, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 3(PDF, 927KB) - August 12, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting Agenda(PDF, 885KB) - August 19, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 4(PDF, 2MB) - August 19, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 5 Agenda(PDF, 893KB) - August 26, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 5(PDF, 847KB) - August 26, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 6 Agenda(PDF, 867KB) - September 2, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 6(PDF, 870KB) - September 2, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 7 Agenda(PDF, 889KB) - September 16, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 7(PDF, 561KB) - September 16, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 8 Agenda(PDF, 884KB) - September 30, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 8(PDF, 870KB) - September 30, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 9 Agenda(PDF, 882KB) - October 14, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 9(PDF, 1MB) - October 14, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 10 Agenda(PDF, 882KB) - November 4, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 10(PDF, 831KB) - November 4, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Meeting 11 Agenda(PDF, 881KB) - November 18, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 11(PDF, 849KB) - November 18, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 12 Agenda(PDF, 882KB) - December 2, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 12(PDF, 831KB) - December 2, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 13 Agenda(PDF, 882KB) - December 9, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 13(PDF, 831KB) - December 9, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 14 Agenda(PDF, 883KB) - January 6, 2022
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 14(PDF, 832KB) - January 6, 2022
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 15 Agenda(PDF, 883KB) - January 13, 2022
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 15(PDF, 830KB) - January 13, 2022
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 16 Agenda(PDF, 883KB) - February 10, 2022
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 16(PDF, 850KB)- February 10, 2022
    • CPE - RPS Working Group Meeting 17 Agenda(PDF, 882KB) - February 17, 2022
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Working Group Notes - Meeting 17(PDF, 837KB) - February 17, 2022
  • Reimagining Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting Information
    • CPE Redacted - RPS 1 Sub Committee (B) Facilitation Guide(PDF, 994KB)
    • CPE Redacted - RPS 1 Sub Committee (C) Facilitation Guide(PDF, 1MB)
    • CPE Redacted - RPS 1 Sub Committee (D) Meeting Notes(PDF, 922KB) - February 3, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 2(PDF, 867KB) - October 14, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 3 Agenda(PDF, 873KB) - October 21, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 4 Agenda(PDF, 871KB) - November 4, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 4(PDF, 863KB) - November 4, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 5 Agenda(PDF, 885KB) - December 2, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 5(PDF, 869KB) - December 2, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 6 Agenda(PDF, 883KB) - December 9, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 6(PDF, 862KB) - December 9, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 7 Agenda(PDF, 866KB) - December 16, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 7(PDF, 974KB) - December 16, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 8 Agenda(PDF, 865KB) - December 30, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee Meeting 9 Agenda(PDF, 866KB) - February 20, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 2 Agenda(PDF, 878KB) - October 14, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 3(PDF, 874KB) - November 11, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 4(PDF, 877KB) - November 11, 2021
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 5(PDF, 862KB) - December 2
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 7(PDF, 2MB) - December 9
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 8(PDF, 2MB) - December 16
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 9(PDF, 2MB) - December 20
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 10(PDF, 872KB) - January 3
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 11(PDF, 875KB) - January 10
    • CPE Redacted - RPS Subcommittee A - Meeting 12(PDF, 1MB) - January 24
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 3 Agenda(PDF, 846KB) - November 3, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 4 Agenda(PDF, 846KB) - November 10, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 5 Agenda(PDF, 845KB) - November 17, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 6 Agenda(PDF, 845KB) - December 1, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 7 Agenda(PDF, 845KB) - December 8, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 8 Agenda(PDF, 846KB) - December 15, 2021
    • CPE - RPS Subcommittee B - Meeting 9 Agenda(PDF, 845KB) - January 5, 2022
  • CPE - RPS Working Group and Subcommittees(PDF, 864KB) - November 18, 2021
• Letter from Aaron Lavine, City Attorney, City of Ithaca - dated November 2, 2022(PDF, 352KB)
• Letter from Aaron Lavine, City Attorney, City of Ithaca - dated December 3, 2022

Anonymous Information Received

• Memo from Laura Branca, Project Director and Senior Fellow at Dorothy Cotton Institute (previously received as part of the Response from Tim Horner, Esq. on Behalf of the Dorothy Cotton Institute - dated July 15, 2022) with additional documents from Community Leaders of Color dated March 15, 2021 and April 4, 2022(PDF, 5MB)

Correspondence from the Ethics Advisory Board

• Letter to A. Lavine, City of Ithaca Attorney - October 12, 2022(PDF, 475KB)
• Letter to A. Lavine, City of Ithaca Attorney - November 10, 2022(PDF, 605KB)
• Letter to A. Lavine, City of Ithaca Attorney, from Legislator Rich John, Chair(PDF, 817KB) - December 14, 2022
• Letter to A. Lavine, City of Ithaca Attorney - December 19, 2022(PDF, 784KB)

Other Information

• Reimagining Public Safety Op-Ed Article from Matthew Van Houten, Tompkins County District Attorney(PDF, 424KB) - dated April 6, 2022

As additional information is received in response to the Ethics Advisory Board's inquiry and made available for public review, it will be posted to this page.