In accordance with Ordinance 2095 and Chapter 2, Article III, Section 2-54 of the Code of Ordinances, City Council will be conducting interviews to establish a seven-member Independent Ethics Review Board with two alternates, totaling nine individuals.
Submission of applications by citizens to serve on the Board closed on Friday, June 1, 2018. Twenty-five total applications were received and included 2 disqualifications and 2 withdrawals. One candidate was disqualified due to residency requirements not being met and the other was disqualified due to having been employed by the city in the last three years. One candidate moved out of Sugar Land during this process and withdrew voluntarily, and one candidate withdrew without citing a reason. Of the 22 qualified candidates, each City Council member selected their top three. Their selections were consolidated and resulted in 12 interview opportunities.
These selected candidates were scheduled for interviews in no particular order on July 23rd and July 30th. Below is a list of interviewees for July 30th.
- Frederick Kellerman
- Ann Malecha
- Naushad Kermally
- Rachel Varghese
- Charles Holt
- Wayne Murray
Following the last interview on this day, each City Council member will rank their top candidates and a weighted sum will be calculated to determine the overall top candidates.
Board appointments will occur at a regular City Council meeting shortly after all interviews have been conducted. Training of the Board members will occur after appointments.