2006-08-09 Board of Ethics Minutes regular

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also disclose this at the special meeting and that if any of the members had gone to the website, they should disclose that at the meeting as well. The Chair said he will disclose that he knows all three principals, and Ms. Leithead -Todd said he should also disclose that at the special meeting. Upon checking with the Council staff, Ms. Leithead -Todd informed the Board that the special meeting of August 30, 2006, would be held in the County Council Room, which had just been reserved for them. Ms. Leithead -Todd said the announcement of the meeting has to be posted six days prior to the meeting, but she will try to have it done sooner. The six days' notice is the normal Sunshine Law requirement. The Chair said to let the record reflect that a special meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 30, 2006, to address the petitions by Ms. Kinimaka - Stocksdale and Mr. Olesen. Motion and Vote: Mr. Joseph moved to accept and file Communication No. 2006 -79, Mr. Inouye seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. 5. NEW BUSINESS Review of Disclosure of Financial Interest statements: The secretary informed the members that item 5a should not have been on the agenda, as there were no regular session financial disclosures to review. Review of Gift Disclosure Statements: The members reviewed the gift disclosure statements of council members Peter Hoffmann and Virginia Isbell. Motion and Vote: Ms. Sharpless moved to accept and file the gift disclosures, Mr. Inouye seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Financial Disclosure Subcommittee Report: Ms. Lum distributed a typed report she had compiled on what she and Ms. Sharpless had been studying. The first issue they researched was which boards and commissions require members to file financial disclosures. It seemed to be that if a board had adjudicatory power, the members would need to file disclosures. If a board is advisory only, the filing of financial disclosures is not required. The Chair asked about whether new boards or commissions needed disclosures filed. Ms. Lum said if they have adjudicatory powers, it would be required, but if they were only advisory, then disclosures would not be required. She said when boards and commissions are set up, it should be decided whether they have powers. Since the Cost of Government Commission 31