2018-09-19 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board September 19, 2018 MR. CHILLINGWORTH: Yeah. Who’s the chairman—I’m not familiar with Mr. Adams? MR. YOSHIMOTO: Doug Adams he used to be on the Board of Ethics. He’s retired from the army, resident of Hilo—originally from— MALE: Kea‘au? MR. BRILHANTE: Yeah, he’s part of the Shipman family, right? MR. YOSHIMOTO: Part of the Shipman family— MR. BRILHANTE: The Shipman Estate, yeah. MR. YOSHIMOTO: He’s like a Lieutenant Colonel, I think, in the Army. MR. BRILHANTE: Oh, (inaudible) resides on the mainland. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Yeah, like, Virginia or something. But, anyway—yeah, so he’s been on the Board of Ethics for about 4 or 5 years. He just got off that and got appointed to the Charter Commission. So he said—yeah—just seeking your input as far as whether this Board has any comments, concerns, suggestions, recommendations, or none. CHR. NAHUINA: I didn’t see any, in that it’s two separate entities. MR. BRILHANTE: And just for additional knowledge, the same request was made from our department and they actually requested that we attend a meeting—we just give them a brief rundown of what we did and how we’re doing—and if we have any recommendations as well. So, I went there and I explained what our primary functions are and responsibilities. And I also communicated to them that we didn’t have any proposed amendments from a departmental perspective at this time. CHR. NAHUINA: Thank you. MR. BRILHANTE: So, we’re aligned. MALE: Yeah, perfect. MR. YOSHIMOTO: So, the Board wants to do—I would think, just a simple letter to the—back to Chair Adams, basically, saying this Board doesn’t have any—of course, you should make a motion, vote on that, and then authorize you to sign off on the letter, to that effect—if that’s the wishes of the Board. Page 5