2008-03-12 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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Ms. Schoen reported that Bill 209 was scheduled for further hearing before the Council today and that if it passed, it would go to the Mayor for signature. The Board members decided that after Bill 209 passed, they would look at the State Ethics Commission rules as a starting point to drafting an amendment to their own rules regarding the procedures in imposing fines. The Chair said that if Bill 209 passed today, it would go to the Mayor for signature. If the Mayor signed off, it could be placed again on their agenda for April 9, 2008. He requested that they be provided information on the State's rules so they would have a starting point. c. Ongoing discussion on the Sunshine Law. Ms. Schoen stated that she had nothing new to report or discuss. The Chair encouraged her to pass on to them any "tidbits" she learned about the Sunshine Law. Ms. Lum questioned what they needed to do if a petitioner requested a closed hearing, since there was a section on the petition form to indicate whether an open or closed hearing was desired. The Chair asked Ms. Schoen to research the procedure to follow if someone requested a closed hearing, and whether the related minutes would also be closed to the public. Motion and vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to enter Executive Session for agenda item 7. Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members present voted aye. Executive Session was entered at 10:56 a.m. Regular Session was reentered at 11:33 a.m. 7. Review of Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms filed pursuant to Section 2- 91.1(4), Hawaii County Code, by County board and commission members, where personal matters will be reviewed. The Chair stated that all 23 disclosures provided to them pursuant to the agenda were reviewed, and the following three were being returned for completion: Bernard Konanui (item 1 incomplete) Francis Kuailani (item 6 incomplete) Allison Lee (last column in item 1 incomplete) Motion and vote: Mr. Dill moved to return the three disclosures for completion and to accept and file the other twenty disclosures. Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members present voted aye. 22