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Merit Appeals Board <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br />April 8, 2022 <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, everyone. The regular meeting of the Merit Appeals Board <br />is called to order on April 8, 2022, at 10:04 a.m. We have quorum with four Board members <br />present. I'm Gabriella Cabanas, Chair, of the Merit Appeals Board. Our other Board members <br />are Mr. Mel Ventura sitting in via Zoom from Kailua-Kona. Good morning, Mel. <br />MR. VENTURA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning. And here with me in the Council Chambers at the Hawaii <br />County Building, at 25 Aupuni Street, in Hilo, are our Board members Ms. Gay Mathews and <br />Mr. Charlie Kunz. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Good morning. <br />MR. KUNZ: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, Gay and Charlie. Our other Board member, <br />Ms. Kate De Soto, is absent today. So, she is excused from today's meeting. <br />Also present in the Council Chambers with us are our Assistant Corporation Counsel, <br />Mr. J Yoshimoto. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning, everyone. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, J. Also with us our Secretary -Reporter, Glynis Yamada. <br />Good morning, Glynis. <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Also with us, Relley Araceley, from the Office of the County Clerk. Good <br />morning, Relley, thank you for all that you do because he staffs the computer equipment to <br />ensure we have Zoom capability. <br />Also with us is Ms. Amanda Furman, our Deputy Attorney General, sitting in via Zoom from <br />Oahu. Good morning, Ms. Furman. <br />MS. FURMAN: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And also sitting in the Council Chambers is Mr. Tyler Benner, County <br />Auditor. Good morning, Tyler, thank you for coming. <br />And so, without further ado I'd like to move on to the agenda items. <br />Page 2 <br />