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<br /> <br />Page 4 <br />1 <br />item -- I don't recall what it is, but it involves the <br />2 <br />county clerk's office. And I would say that, you know, <br />3 <br />to me, it's a little personally distressing that, you <br />4 <br />know, the clerk's office matter is here, because if -- <br />5 <br />because the clerk's office runs elections. If there's <br />6 <br />one office that has to be totally aboveboard, that <br />7 <br />cannot show any kind of favoritism in any kind of <br />8 <br />action, it has to be the clerk's office because, if <br />9 <br />not, the public confidence in how they run -- if they <br />10 <br />are going to cheat, they play favorites in that office, <br />11 <br />you know, you destroy the public's confidence in how <br />12 <br />they run the elections, et cetera. So, this is why <br />13 <br />things have to be totally aboveboard in the clerk's <br />14 <br />office, totally transparent, totally fair. Okay? <br />15 <br />And I'm sad to say, if you look at the last <br />16 <br />few years, the most-publicized employment problems <br />17 <br />we've had in the County have been in the clerk's <br />18 <br />office. We had a terrible fiasco involving the <br />19 <br />elections office. Okay? So, already this office really <br />20 <br />needs to go the extra mile to show that it's <br />21 <br />transparent, all their actions are aboveboard, no <br />22 <br />favoritism, no punitive action against people, et <br />23 <br />cetera. Everything has to be on the merits. Okay? <br />24 <br />And that's why, like I said, it's a little distressing <br />25 <br />to me that matters are coming before this Board, <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />