2020-08-12 Board of Ethics Agenda

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Board of Ethics 08/06/2020 08:20:51 AM BOARD OF ETHICS, County of Hawaii 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Tel. No. (808) 961-8251 AGENDA DATE: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 TIME: 10:00 a.m. PLACE: Hawai'i County Building, Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720 As part of the response to the threat of COVID-19, Governor David Ige issued a Tenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated July 17, 2020, suspending Hawai'i Revised Statutes Chapter 92, Public Agency Meetings and Records, to the extent necessary to enable boards as defined in Section 92-2, to conduct meetings without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location. This meeting will be held through a combination of some board members being physically present at the meeting location and some members participating by interactive video conference through WebEx. Only the petitioner and the respondent that are present for a particular item on the agenda will be allowed in the meeting room. Each person will be required to wear a face mask and maintain six feet physical distance from any other person as required by law. The public may view the meeting live and/or provide oral testimony via WebEx. To sign up for access to the meeting, please contact Maria Pagala at maria.pagala@hawaiicounty.gov or 808-961-8251 no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. The Board has taken these public health safety precautions in order to minimize physical contact and maximize physical distancing. Submitting Written Testimony: The Board encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Board Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to maria.pagala@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8622, or (3) mail to the Board of Ethics office at 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 29, 2020. 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Petition 2019-02: Decision making in petition alleging that a County officer or employee and the Hawai'i County Board of Ethics is in violation of Sections 2-83 (a)(b)(c) (Fair treatment) of the Hawai`i County Code.