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Ashida, Lincoln From: Jennifer.Z.Brooks @ hawaii.gov Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:29 AM To: Ashida, Lincoln Cc: Rodillas, Martha; Lorna.L.Aratani @hawaii.gov Subject: Re: Proposed language for Hawai'i County Council agenda Lincoln, This agenda item will adequately notify the public that the Council is considering retaining special counsel for all claims, etc., relating to the three named and one unnamed former employees. I also ran the language by Lorna Aratani, who agrees with my assessment. Although one claimant is unnamed, the description does indicate both that there is another person whose potential claims will be addressed by the special counsel, and that those claims will be related to former county employment (at least implicitly), so the language gives the public adequate notice as to what the scope of the special counsel's representation will be. Please don't hesitate to call if you have further questions on this or other issues. Aloha, Jennifer Jennifer Z. Brooks Staff Attorney Office of Information Practices From "Ashida, Lincoln"<LASHIDA(a)co.hawaii.hi.us> fo <Jennifer.Z.Brooks(ahawaii.gov> Cc "Rodillas,Martha"<mrodillas(a�co.hawaii.hi.us> Date 03/13/2012 10:02 AM Subject Proposed language for Hawaii County Council agenda Hi Jen, Here is what we are proposing for the heading of our letter to the Council (this is what will normally be placed on the agenda): RE: Request for executive session regarding any and all claims, administrative appeals and other related legal hearings and matters (including present and subsequent litigation involving the County) pertaining to Glen Shikuma, Patricia Nakamoto, Shyla Ayau and an unnamed former employee of the County of Hawai'i: A request to hire special counsel to represent only the County of Hawai'i in the aforementioned legal matters and areas; said request for special counsel is NOT for the purpose of hiring attorneys for the aforementioned former employees, or for any Council member or the County Clerk who may be sued in their individual capacities. We will also place in the body of the letter the exact request we are making of the Council; specifically that they authorize the hiring of a special counsel (an attorney for limited duration and purpose)to represent the organizational client County of Hawaii only. We will again make clear the scope of services will include any and all claims, administrative appeals and other related legal hearings and matters (including present and subsequent litigation involving the County, and that it pertains to cases involving the three already named former County employees, and a yet unnamed fourth former employee. We will further point out and make clear attorneys are not being hired to represent the former employees (as was unfortunately erroneously reported in our local media), nor are they being hired to represent any Council member or 1