2008-04-09 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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Motion and vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to return the above forms for completion and to file away all the others which were reviewed. Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. The Corporation Counsel is presenting "Sunshine Law" training for County personnel and board and commission members on April 17, 2008, in Kona and on May 1, 2008, in Hilo. The Chair made the above announcement. b. The Corporation Counsel is presenting "Government Records Law Training" for County personnel and board and commission members on April 30, 2008, in Kona and on May 15, 2008, in Hilo. The Chair made the above announcement. c. The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics. Ms. Lum noted that she and the Chair could not be present for the regularly scheduled meeting of May 14, 2008. They discussed an alternate meeting date in May, and all but the Chair could meet on May 21, 2008. Ms. Schoen said she needed to check if Councilmember Jacobson would be available on that date. The Chair reminded them that another possible meeting date was June 10, 2008, the Tuesday before the next regular meeting date, which fell on a holiday. Ms. Schoen said she would need to get back to everyone on when the next meeting would be, so to leave it "to be announced" for now. The Chair stated that he had an announcement to make. He said that today's meeting was his final day to serve on the Board of Ethics and that he had sent a letter to Mayor Kim, making his resignation effective at the end of this meeting. He thanked everyone and suggested they place the election of a chair on the next agenda. Ms. Lum said she was very disappointed the Chair was resigning, and he explained that since he is running for a seat on the County Council, serving on the Board would place him in a difficult situation. Ms. Schoen said that the State Constitution actually prohibits members of ethics commissions from participating in political management or campaigns. The Chair said the newspaper reported that he pulled papers, but he has not filed them yet, as he wanted to resign from the Board first. 7