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Cc>uaciS Minutes of 1; 5/$2 -7- Mr. Lagm's motipa was secondtd by Mr. Wilamaskv,: _'_ .. Mrs. P+ttrfgac moyed to aumd the notion bq dalottng, in the f-i€th wbosearr, the phrore "oz is coldl? lmftfftseut tc the ispsct; whea he 1acks MW apluwmot ioterW wsitivs of caeescianeae in attaekbw anothot Fublic oifieW sad por +ro Skrt' as to Inciude the fawi*' of that public tr!'fic3al.". seconded b? Mr. Wearpo1. Ws. Petrigac scsreAl thac tha ti"t, s.emad, tUt'et sat fcurth 1Wbareas cmta.sa? Smearat stateme+?ts regardEing public official t?ehader, tut the pbr+ram sbs wauld 111a to dolote i.a the fi#th **reas is a parsowd •tagoomet tostradi+?tinig the atbon; Partiodatly tit fourth t?or+ta wt?ich atoftt "womy publi+? official met• in the i,ntezest af follaw#.ng such basic staa?dare#s, sOs? ftft mwiking :ansvbstsntiaEad and dsrmagbw charips againat motber pub3.ic official". Mr. Logsn racplied that Wheress, NuMor Fcur, indicatcs "vnsubst?tisted" and he bo- lieves that tftre" !?ber nve ia substantiatsd. Mra. Petrrigsc mked bcrw Mr. Lcgan em svbstmtiate anothEr perem' e fes).foW b9 saytag that thi.s pesram in eoldly imdiffarrrat to the imPoct. Mr. LoW reP13.ed thsz he said "or", ane or the athsr; oiRior ft, 6oelpel ws failing to caoep the grsvitq o€ his own stateamts and the reultiag impact ar he was coldly indifferent to the iopact. RolI ca11 cn Mrs. Petrigac's motion tQ deleta the phrass "or to ecrldlq indifferez?t to the impact; whf?n le la+ckrs my apparent interventtaa af caweiasm #.o sttackietg arwthor public offieial aad Sme ao fatr aar ta ine3ude the famdly of that public official" in the Fitth lWboreas Qf Mr. Lossn's imat#.otc: Atffromptve vt?tes bloxaatt, Petrigsc, Woerpel. Negativ+e vate; Lcrgatt, MettY, Sarin"r, Wilsmrdky. 3 Ayts - 4 Nays - Maticm defeated. Mr. woexgel atated thf:t Mry Lagan's chasfje sgainat hia Was msok iS Nav+e&er af 1961 md Mr. Logan denwaded a hesr3.rsg bq the Legislat#ve Coondtt.oe, IM haar3.ng Was hwld aad W. Woerpel' a ethi+cs were eailed into auostiean. The commAttes deaisioa wes to do ncrth3ng and to Curn it aver to Garuncil. A writtm totic?n rrale f#nallq received for conaideratfon tanight, almst trw nouths iater. ftt firsG pOOMP140h. of this motioa says "that no momber of that Wvprnment shall, for claarll? pol1t3ce1 purposes, cause the gublic to doubt the ptrso"i integtitp of oW other ws*er of that savern=ent". By sar.eittg th^: Mr. Woa"ol hss cooductad himseY# in su usaLhtcal manner, Mr. Logan has vio1ar#+d his mn saties anl his vm Wbevwts. Mr. I.osen aleo talked abvut stanclsrds of tom decenc7? and arent rm to eay that tboy shculd not xequirts writtsn eaplmaticn butt ar+e cc?rrsomly sWacted to be uodwmtood b7? mature meMbers of the eoaanitg, then Ment ati te justity the rest of hii verbiW anci virul.ent language nn the basis thst 1'ko is probablg the an1p awetute member of the conanitq who ia sble ta mke a det+eviwd.aat#.oo as tca whst is decwe?tet amd whett is not deceat and ie uearillUS to givo anybWfi awritten egpiareatian a£ that. tir. I.+a?gaa further stated that thsrre fbould ncat be snq dutrpw ags#nst mwt1a!er public e?fieial, particularlq when such chss*"s in+rolv+e sccusatimmi of cxonflict of intorsst, but seem to have conveaienely a"*ded diacues3,ag the iswn of ethtcs. In ?0ar paragrapb, Mr. Logat states t?at Iti.o e4*404 that !?vtV3' Tubtio csflicial W# frosR tipop to t4ls? bo 0iit tav?it Af b+t'rxh s??tav*4*9 Ond GIon Ww an to c"trud#.ct b??If b? e?tYisg tba? if, in ?*8 a ??? st?t?t, on+? ta?l?r tc, ?+ai+? tw Mx. raawUe ? ?rsonal ?? ?? ?s ana ponana code, thA ?? ? WrMS• Tn other worde, Mfr. Loom is tra" the ?aftmmat. In ""uol tsotamkcmo., brt "pliesl to Mr$. Patsxigatct s questioMMA Uy O+ltteg "l.n my pP#nttap?? . 1hon Wtf:41* xAISiA8 the qWwtion wf a Pateatial ??000 Xt', Wverpql felt that he tad sright, ta reiae the queotion. If ttu"e qowtl."s hA;4 bom anwersd rnd addressed twodistelT. Cocmcfl would nat be dtscwwob* 03w td*t**• larwtimea the qu+estiom Mt. 'bioorpel asks are not eaeily answered; rortimMts the qwsstims are patiAtislly embsrtassing