2005-12-14 Board of Ethics Minutes regular nonverbatim

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b. Communication No. 2005 -54: Letter to the County Council from Mayor Kim, nominating Ann Lum to the Board of Ethics. Mr. Joseph moved to accept and file the letter; Mr. Kawahara seconded the motion; and the three members present voted aye on the motion. Bobby Jean Leithead -Todd brought to the Board's attention that two communications were received, Nos. 2005 -67 and 2005 -70, which needed to be addressed prior to the January meeting of the Board of Ethics. She asked for a motion to amend the agenda to include these two communications. Mr. Joseph moved to amend the agenda to add the communications; Mr. Kawahara seconded the motion; and the three members present voted aye on the motion. Communication No. 2005 -67: Letter to the Board from Joseph Kamelamela, Deputy Corporation Counsel, requesting a continuance of the Richard Ganigan petition (Petition No. 2005 -04) until February, 2006, as Respondent Mr. Keliikoa and witness Mr. Nakasone would not be able to attend the January hearing. The Board questioned whether a continuance was agreeable to Mr. Ganigan, the petitioner. The Board's secretary informed them that Mr. Ganigan had received a copy of the communication and had called to inquire whether his petition would be heard in January or not, as he had witnesses he needed to coordinate. The secretary had checked with Patricia O'Toole, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and was informed that Mr. Ganigan could call off his witnesses for January, as it was likely the Board would continue the hearing until February. Mr. Kawahara then moved to defer Petition No. 2005 -04 until February; Mr. Joseph seconded the motion; and the three members present voted aye to defer the petition until February, 2006. d. Communication No. 2005 -70: Letter to the Board from Michael Udovic, Deputy Corporation Counsel, requesting a continuance of the Roger Christie petition (Petition No. 2005 -08) until after February 10, 2006, due to several Respondents being out of the country until then. Upon discussion that both Petition Nos. 2005 -04 and 2005 -08 couldn't be heard on the same date, Mr. Kawahara moved to defer Petition No. 2005 -08 until March, 2006; Mr. Joseph seconded the motion; and the three members present voted aye to defer Petition 2005 -08 until March, 2006. 5. NEW BUSINESS Review Disclosure of Financial Interest statements: The statements of Robert Pleau and Laura Schuster were reviewed. Mr. Williams pointed out that Mr. Pleau listed CJW Architecture as his source of income, yet he is an assistant building inspector with the Department of Public Works. He requested that clarification be obtained regarding Mr. Pleau's income source and employment with the County. 2