Cameras in the and Good evening. I'm actually called to order. On Wednesday, FEBRUARY. 26 the meeting of the Investigative Committee of Indianapolis Marion County City County Council. It is 05:30pm. We are in room 2.60, the city County building. We will begin tonight's meeting with introduction of counselors beginning to my left, counselor, Vain. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Josh Bay in District one. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Brian Mowery District. 25, thank you. MADAM Chair, but Councilor Renee Allen district, same good evening, CHAIRWOMAN And Nielsen District 14. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Kristen Down District 18. Thank you. CHAIRWOMAN Jessica McCormick District 16 and I'm Krista currently no district 11 on the West side.
We have one item on our agenda today. We will be hearing from the firm Fisher Phillips about their progress on their portion of the investigation to date as members of this committee will recall. And those in the audience and watching from home the legislation passed by this council in task to this committee with that by FEBRUARY, 28, there would be an interim report delivered to the committee. I am pleased to report committee members that tonight 2 days before the deadline, we are joined virtually by our our partners at Fisher Phillips go through a quick presentation you should have a copy of the report in your packets as well. Before. We get started. And, you know, let's just go
ahead and check This case. Are you able to hear us? Ok, our sound isn't the best that we can't hear you too. Well, I see a little that much better counselors. Good. Okay. Thank you very much. Good Danielle. We will go ahead and hand the floor over to you and your team. We thank you very way Let me know what do my for Thank you for having here tonight Miami I'm a partner at the law Fisher Phillips a condo. Members are edition. A love scene saying or accelerant on the line well. Fears tonight the information outlines 4, which completed our students in city County General resolution number, 41. The inner Council our government conducted an investigation, a certain allegations fraud against members of the administration. Yes, review existing resources
systems, policies and procedures. As the CHAIRMAN Mentioned, they provided an interim report to be Many are actions. He a problems We assess action in of document today. If get what about It also says that when we start systems and other municipalities and counties. Are The city county's newly introduced anonymous reporting tool. We will a little bit more on those items. Now. Wanted report on election and refuses days. Initially. You can systems, policies and procedures. Well, a supporter state laws and ordinances information provided in a council meeting related our investigation. This also voluntarily provided. And there got to the underlying allegations which members of
media in response U.S. He says a letter county's cooperation council requesting that is the money for the stock selling station, including things. And that is 4 aerials indication person on nation for some relevant individuals. Cincy. Got Gration Council. It's while that to review. Requested documents and the cities. On this device on some materials. I'm a convert appropriate regular intervals. Ca the city attorney produce multiple sets of documents in request in that and over 800 cases. Included in election are here is the sponsor area outlining our report. We also issued apology time for action the nation today in there, working with city counties rain conscience is same. The Angels are car c. Also route to investigation make they continue to monitor social
media profiles that are relevant is all of that media coverage and the related says by the city's administration. Aerials and guy to and a lot I love area's been very easy to do so. People that need for election this matter is means on way and he MAY continue to issue subsequent requests based on information that we learned through our ongoing investigation. Talk about or use it. And that's it. When it city counties off Office of Corporation Counsel, chief counsel this human resources director. Focus on the role occ and Human Resources Department responding to complaints allegations of sexual harassment is an unrelated. 5 county employees. We also secured a fuller understanding of their respective plays investigative process is over the years. Completed a segment of our
initial interview with one of play is with her trade. We also request follow-up interview with this. One hope to with them early as possible. We also secured interview with the completed through her attorney and attorneys requests recently said, say, for leniency. We as a as something that this of individuals with information that MAY be relevant is yeah, and can send to supplement it is that we need as our investigation is ongoing. Onesie officers, additional underlying materials and energy we will able finalize the settlement date for our interview with with the mayor. Yes, talk about our comparative analysis municipal party structures. It's heading exits for some of this committee with point not that is to potentially alter city kind sexual harassment, reporting procedures or restructure organizational
systems. We that comprehensive reporting procedures related investigatory as it other U.S. Cities and counties that MAY have character is 6 with city County. Today that the is cities, including Owls Waveland, a lot of this. And and St. Louis. We expect to provide care to houses the systems procedures in what the city is and how he fine me. I really want to talk about a variety of the anonymous reporting tool. We ended presentation by the Economy's corporation counsel and human resources to deploy committee. Statement, Biden overview of the new lease also on this reporting tool see We also reviewed analysis safely assess its effectiveness. Reporting tool for allegations about investigation and identify potential
opportunities for improvement. We also include an analysis simply in Irvine reports. It MAY. Reports that you provide this Monday. Here tonight's high-level summary or 2 days sell protect the integrity of the investigation and how those? Parties we are making substantial progress. And I mean, all minutes of the second base. And will report continued self-isolation of our investigation. A policy recommendations of station. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you very much. In this case and Fisher Phillips team this evening, would you be? Did you plan Daniel on walking through the provided slide deck? Do you need screen sharing capabilities? We did
that for sure. I believe we can get that turned Committee members all have a copy as well. So if you want to go ahead and share your screen and you are a member of your team with preview, some of those progress. Updates on the faces. He would love to hear before we open up for questions. She's so also. Was moment. Take your time. Thank you. We are able to see that. Thank you so much, Daniel. Whenever you're ready. Great. Thank you. As share of said the had the pair Day reports regarding our progress. What there investigation report? Call
them first met with committee 3 phases we anticipated we go through best station? One, phase 2 and phase 3, a single call them all. One was to provide an overview rest all. Provide initial discussion of the rule across possibility. Ease various individuals and entities. A current, current central roles of various departments positions it sees to see resources structure as it currently is to maximize effectiveness. Powders would be a series of the Indiana civil rights all, if you would, Daniel pardon the interruption? I'm sorry. Would you click on the second slide or click the present? But and so that the members of the audience and those watching from home can see beyond that
first slide, please. All for if you quickly see one, no, if you click from the beginning, we might be able walk through it with you. I'm not We can see phase one. Now it's a little small. Read Quick the bottom, right? But in by the zoom to the left of the-0. Button to the left of the minus I don't see a minus. So you see that? It's at the time plans to close the subtitles screen. There, ok? Thank you, Max. Wait year. I think, you know, I appreciate the technology, the hybrid meeting, but want to make sure that everyone at home. In the audience can see. In prison. Is that it it is but it's still sort of money at it mode. Yeah, I on the
presentation. The sideshow. It should it. It's on a start. See with where there's just graduated out of Really. So this so the same. Yes. It is. Able do is we on this. This isn't working. We have a copy of the I share that that for Say that again, Daniel forgiving. Share the side me get out of the interview is not. I think we were working with it here. We've got a better view. We can see the phase 3 side, much larger than them before. So if we could go back to the phase one just to see. So Daniel stopped at the end of this slide. So phase one checks and all boxes related to the things that she just previously mentioned. And then if you can't see the
footnote at the bottom of phase one slide, it says items on this slide are pending. So now that everyone's been, you know, that's got think it causes that that city on the next slide. So, we got started one has the next slide. Basically phase 2 is in progress, ok? And you can pick it up from here. Thank you. Yes. So it is in phase 2. And there to And the response to that address, allegation Biden it's federal, state local hospital rights you earn is is a place where eyes that ation. You look at the internal procedures to assess whether there's impact alliance. It's so we are substantially yeah.
Within as progress items and they see you is that is media are stationed this Phase. 3. Thank we after do that. It's a screen where we will provide the final written report with recommendations for the committee's consideration. Look, there made provide report and recommendations and provide any additional support that neighbors part. And investigation. Very good. Thank the I thank you very much. I appreciate that. Thank you for your support tonight tech support was critical for this very good. Okay. With that, I will open up the floor to comments or questions from members of the committee.
Serving. Thank you. MADAM Chair. I know you said see like 150 pages of materials and then you win back in, requested some additional information. What was it that triggered your request for additional information? Know I want to, course, protect the integrity our investigation. Does not provide too much information. An oversight investigation is that once see initial information that got ball a other information that MAY asked part a station is pending. A written statement or more as bureau said. That's that's situation is it partners. You can have have you received that additional information? Can see it is. So it's it's an incinerator process that ongoing. Uk, when you met with occ and h r. Is there anything particular that
you asked What was that guy look like? Absolutely. Is possible pass. This is an interim report. We to keep details of what scientists you know what we found? I was because slow information. You know that is our investigation what information is provided us. It's all make information station You I have a question that's been tossed around among members of this committee has to do with the search terms. Couple sharing any of the search terms that used go through all of the e-mails and text messages. Investigation is ongoing and the requests you know, and you I think provide Senate also Cross in some ways was safe. Need shuttle, but are plans
provide it with her own apart. Thank So you put it on, including all that information and your final report and then do have an estimated timeline as to when we could expect that. In say nobody stated. Our interim report, try to use today, course, because this is ongoing investigation. What we will report is not not part that You know, we confident it is. You Investigation is Well, and we don't have a final days at point. Thank you, counselor. Other councilors with questions this evening. Comments. Councilor Mowery. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Just out of curiosity, have you been in contact with the administration? And if so, what has been the nature of
those conversations? About lines have to on plan. We do you know sharing is the sales and has our impression that display my best serve anxiety investigation. I So you know me part when we and if the investigation and report back the state. So that's a no. Then you have not been in contact administration. I feel like that's always know. They Councilor Mary in in the report. They provided. They've talked with oc h r. Those those have been the 2 main points of contact within the administration. To date and thank My pleasure. Other comments or questions. Go
ahead, MISS Certain to is county's possible. Counsel. Rain. Thank you, MADAM Chair, just one last question. If you like the administration's transparent and forthcoming with you all and I say administration, you know, it sounds like that might be more focused with Figure ii. But you feel like they've been transparent with you. Saying you know, we're not party any interest not deciding on. That's not to say yes for Anyway, it's just was savings. A maze. I would like you know, we've been the of these as they said me. Know in context what it is, it is a Chinese and a regular basis and that I
can certainly appreciate. Keeping the investigation confidential, protecting the integrity. Of the investigation. I don't just to be honest with you and you don't you need to respond to, you know. I can. But I don't know how just letting us know if you feel like they've been transparent and forthcoming. Under investigation or information to be leaked or anything like that. I do think it's a fair question. Thank you, counselor. Other comments or questions. Councilor Nielsen. Thank you. CHAIRWOMAN. I appreciate my colleagues are going with this, right? I do. I think we are all. Ready to get some resolution on. This has been a long has been a long, long process. I do appreciate this overview of this memo. I know we kind of had a U.S. Now kind of just say a little bit of a
setback, right when when outside counsel from the administration was hired and and as part of the JULY. I appreciate the chair woman's emphasis that we're going to continue to do our work here. And so this committee could hinge on my support that we're going to continue to do. We have to do. But I think this is an important interim update. And I share anxiety to get some of these answers. But part of the reason we hired this farm was to isolate this part of the investigation and I think at this point we're Israeli have to. Just let that happen. Kind of a talking out of both sides. But just want to emphasize that it doesn't mean there's some more work to be done and just, you know, advocate to the CHAIRWOMAN That we just continue to continue to go down this path.
So thank you. Thank you, Counselor Councilor McCormick. Thank so trying to stay away from the current investigation. What about analysis? You're comparative analysis that you've done. And what you found going on in other cities. At and not to give too much information. But are there certain cases that you found or situations that are helping a lot are you do you think might have to expand that search to other cities? I'm just curious how that. There's more depth that we could get from that one since that's more background research and not. If you'd like the investigation part. I absolutely there size you know, select sites away. The
other decision a message as it areas. And we have not provided any it is wise. It to lead this fight because our investigation one what would be the best the Very Any other comments or questions. Well, I appreciate the team as well. I think it's it's difficult to again, as counselor Nielsen said, sort of feel a little bit of the stress and anxiety and and wanting answers wanting wanting to know. But I think that that's that's inherent in having an independent investigation that we we sort of have. This this buffer and have. Interested this team at Fisher Phillips
to to do their work. I know this committee that'd that'd them thoroughly. And so we we I believe, need to have some faith in this process and allow really for time to pass as discovery continues and analysis continues. And with that, do you have any questions? Fisher Phillips team for any members of our committee or there anything that we can do to support you and your work? Sign in field few srt plus t will 5 kind carry way. Back to Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Musk Hayes, Sadie and Max have a wonderful evening. We do not have any other items on our agenda, but I wanted to make 2, 2 comments the members of the public members of the
committee first and foremost. General resolution. 41 test us to sort of conduct this investigation into investigation. Look at our policies and procedures and one of the other pieces that I think we talked a little bit about is strengthening our ap system. And so that's that's going to be homework as we move forward. And we will have conversations as a committee but also work with the administration the current hr vendor that delivered is the delivery method for those hr training pieces as well as the eap service provider. And then I think the only other piece I would call out in General real resolution. 41 was that we allocated the council
allocated $150,000 to do this. Initial investigative work want to make sure that members of this committee know kind of where we are in that process. And the reason being we MAY need to amend our legislation. There have been 3 invoices delivered to our office to have been paid paid today. Just shy of $80,000 and grand total of those 3 invoices is just shy of $100,000 in as you could tell, from tonight's presentation, there are some significant work that still going on with phase 2. And then, of course, face 3 is to come with the addition of that final report that they'll providing to us. So just wanted to put that on your
radar. And then are there any other comments or questions from counselors, counselor Nielsen, thank you, CHAIRMAN. So I know. Yeah. Part the generals Elution was also really the only day we had today Haddin in the ordinance excuse me was the 28th. So. When when should committee members and the public expect kind of future future hearings to talk about You have an idea of what you're thinking. That's a great question. We don't have any current meetings scheduled because we're in this very and that deep investigative phase and peace of course, with them and month of MARCH there, some spring break things happening that I don't know that all members of the committee would be able to to attend. So it's not currently scheduled. That's something that we will
be working on with council Pierce and members of the council staff. But no actual date has been identified. I think once they've concluded some of their work. The compilation of that report so definitely want to make sure they accomplished all their faces and not rush rush the timeline, but make sure that that we're hearing on this. My my personal goal anecdotally is, you know, JUNE 1st so that we can get get the conversations had, don't want to rush it. So like you said, talking a little bit out of both sides, you want to have a integrity. But thank you for that question. Still a little fluid with the ongoing investigation. Peace. The final thing that all call out
in the packet. That I I know counselors from our last meeting. We were informed with the new speaker fully tool that there were 13 cases. The in your packet. We have sort of a definition of the difference is between a concern in the complaint and then a short sort of in progress or closed case in a delineation between how many were complaints, how many were concerns and things of that nature? And then the date from that I don't think Council Pierce we've got we've got an update from the administration since since that one about 13 cases with that last number we heard, is that correct? That was the last thing. They they are going to work on. Update from an update for that. Okay. So looks like there could be some things that we could
discuss upcoming meeting. In MARCH, possibly. But but maybe. Combined some things in into APRIL as well. So look into, you know, look further communication in the future on those pieces. Okay. Any other comments or questions? Seeing none. We are adjourned.