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Proposed change to this language: Officers of the county and employees may represent their own interest in any action or proceeding for or against the interests of the County or appear on behalf of private interests before any agency without fear of repercussion. The County of Hawaii Whistleblower Policy is contained in Chapter _, Section of the Hawaii County Code. 2. LANGUAGE PROPOSED BY BILL 230: Provided however that a member of any board, commission or committee may appear on behalf of private interests before agencies other than the board commission or committee on which such person services, Proposed change to this language: A member of any board, commission or committee may appear on behalf of private interests before agencies and the county council but they may not represent their own interests before a board, commission or committee on which they sit. 3. LANGUAGE PROPOSED BY BILL 230: Provided further, that no officer or employee shall be denied the right to appear before any agency to petition for redress of grievances can used by any official action or action affecting such persons personal rights, privileges or property, including real property. Proposed change to this language: DELETE all, covered in #1. 4. LANGUAGE PROPOSED BY BILL 230: This prohibition shall not apply to any architect, landscape architect, surveyor engineer registered as such under the provisions of Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 464, who is a county employee or officer, with respect to affixing by such registered professional of such person's registered stamp to any plans, specifications, drawings, etc. to be submitted to the County for such person's principal residence or that of member of such person's immediate family; Proposed change to this language: Remain the same. 5. LANGUAGE PROPOSED BY BILL 230: Provided that the stamp is accompanied by a signed statement that the work was prepared by the person stamping the document or under such person's supervision and provided further that the registered professional may not in the capacity of a county employee or officer, review, approve or other wise act upon the plans, specifications, drawings, etc, such person has stamped. Proposed change to this language: Remain the same 6. LANGUAGE PROPOSED BY BILL 230: For the purposes of this section, "immediate family" means the employee or officer's spouse, siblings, children or parents, spouse's children or parents or children's spouses. Proposed change to this language: Delete from this area and put in Definitions: Chapter 2, article 15, section 2 -82 Article 15, Section 2 -83 of the Hawaii County Code. "Immediate family" means the employee or officer's spouse, siblings, children or parents, spouse's children or parents or children's spouses. The following paragraph would replace Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2 -84- Conflicts of Interest (c) and add additional clauses to Bill 230: (c) Officers of the county and employees may represent their own interests in any action or proceeding for or against the interests of the County or appear on behalf of private interests before any agency without fear of repercussion. The County of Hawai'i Whistleblower Policy is contained in Chapter , Section _ of the Hawaii County Code. (d) A member of any board, commission or committee may appear on behalf of private interests before agencies and the county council but they may not represent their own interest before a board, commission or committee on which they sit. (e) This prohibition shall not apply to any architect, landscape architect, surveyor engineer registered as such under the provisions of Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 464, who is a county employee or officer, with respect to affixing by such registered professional of such person's registered stamp to any plans, specifications, drawings, etc. to be submitted to the County for such person's principal residence or that of member of such person's immediate family; 2