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F@ APPLICABILITY The Hawaii County Ethics Code, Article 15, Sections 2 -79 through 2 -91.6, applies to you if you are a County officer or employee. Officers include the Mayor, members of the Council, and any person elected or appointed as administrative head, deputy or division chief of any agency of the County, or appointed as a member of any board or commission provided for in the Charter. An employee is anyone (other than an officer) who is employed by the County or any County agency, but does not include independent contractors. Hawaii County Charter Section 13 -1. LEI GIFTS You may not solicit or accept a gift under any circumstance in which it can reasonably be inferred that the gift is intended to influence you, as an officer or employee, in the performance of your duties or intended as a reward for any official action on your part. Hawaii County Code (HCC) Section 2- 91.1.4. You must file a gifts disclosure statement with the Board of Ethics on June 30 of each year if: 1) You, a spouse or dependent child receives from one source any gift or gifts whose aggregate value exceeds $100; and 2) The source of the gift(s) has interests that may be affected by official action that you take; and 3) The gift is not exempted by the Code from the reporting requirements. HCC Section 2- 91.5(a). H CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION You may not disclose or use confidential information acquired in the course of your employment for your personal gain or the benefit of others. HCC Section 2 -91.6. H FAIR TREATMENT You may not use your County position to secure or grant unwarranted privileges, exemptions, advantages, contracts, or treatment, for yourself or others. HCC Section 2 -83. NOTE: Pursuant to the Hawai `i County Charter, Section 13 -10, you may not appoint, employ, promote or advance an individual who is a relative of yours to any office or position under your supervision. A relative is defined as a father, mother, son, daughter, 2