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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. 37 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 15, OF THE HAWAII <br />COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE CODE <br />OF ETHICS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 15, section 2-82 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 <br />Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of "agency to read as follows: <br />....Agency" means [any office, dept be r- "cam other- eenta <br />unit -e€— the —2xccm-rve orzlegislative brarrcrre.Tvr-the County, but does <br />subdivisions of depaAment.] the County of Hawaii and any other governmental unit of <br />the County." <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 15, section 2-82 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 <br />Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to <br />read as follows: <br />"Immediate family" means the employee's or officer's spouse siblings, children, <br />grandchildren or parents-, spouse's children grandchildren or parents; or children's <br />spouses." <br />SECTION 3. Chapter 2, article 15, section 2-83 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 <br />Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 2-83. Fair treatment. <br />(a) Officers and employees of the County, while discharging their duties and dealing <br />with the public, shall adhere to the following precepts: <br />(1) All public property and equipment are to be treated as a public trust and are <br />not to be used in a proprietary manner or for personal purposes without <br />proper consent. <br />(2) No person in a supervisory capacity shall engage in personal or business <br />relationships with subordinates, which might intimidate said subordinates in <br />the discharge of their official duties. <br />(3) All persons shall be treated in a courteous, fair and impartial manner. <br />