Langley now has a fully formed, five-member ethics board.

The confirmed appointment of Marilee Seligson by the Langley City Council on Oct. 5 bumped the ethics and training board’s ranks to its outlined five members. Previously, the council amended the rules to allow for the board to operate with three members while still pursuing a total of six, one of which would serve as an alternate.

Mayor Fred McCarthy praised Seligson and cited her credentials of having a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, having been a health care administrator and serving on the Good Cheer Food Bank board of directors.

Seligson joins Bob Frause, Fred Herzog, Sharon Betcher and Monica Guzman. Hal Seligson, her husband, had served on the city council for a term until 2014 and had long sought the formation of an ethics board. Even after stepping away from city politics, he occasionally checked in with city leaders as to their pursuit of and push for an ethics board.

The ethics board is responsible for ethics training of employees and staff at City Hall, as well as reviewing any ethics questions or concerns related to the city government and operations.

The board held its first meeting Sept. 14 and reviewed several issues. One of the chief points of discussion was the $100 limit for gifts to city employees and public officials, which all members thought was “too high and should be eliminated or significantly reduced,” according to the meeting minutes.