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LUM: Anything on Mr. Takaba's? I don't have anything more for Mr. Takai. <br />CHAIR: Okay. What about regarding Mr. Takaba's? <br />LUM: Mr. Takaba. I did find his discussion very helpful in describing what they do and <br />what the whole process, to help us understand what could happen. I think that having the <br />process laid out so clearly was helpful. But, I do think like you, John, that the mechanisms are in <br />place to take care of disclosing what your property is in a case of tax things. Other things come <br />up in the County the same way we (inaudible). <br />CHAIR: Okay, well if we don 't feel that there was fair treatment or conflicts of interest, <br />we would like to make a motion. <br />LUM: There is one thing —I would just reiterate that because they're in the office <br />working with this all the time, they may be more aware and maybe more likely to apply for some <br />of these programs, but then they also have a education, you know it comes with the — there's <br />education process, but the rest of the people could do it. It could be that it might appear that <br />they have an advantage just because they know more about it and knowledgeable. When you're <br />knowledgeable about something, you think oh well this could work, but like you say it's out <br />there, its public, people are encouraged, and I remember when they were trying to get people to <br />apply for that. Kind of begging. <br />CHAIR: And I think like Mr. Takaba said, any Director of Finance of the County is <br />going to be subject to more scrutiny. <br />LUM: Big old target on his back. How about you? <br />NICHOLSON: I'm ready to make a motion. <br />LUM: Go ahead, you do it this time. <br />NICHOLSON: I move that we find that there is no violation of the code of ethics under <br />the fair treatment section 2 -83, conflicts of interests section 2 -84, or financial disclosures and <br />disclosures of interest under section 2 -91.1, or the petition that was — Petition No. 2008 -6 that <br />was filed regarding Mr. Wesley Takai and Mr. William Takaba. <br />LUM: I second. <br />CHAIR: Okay, we have a second. Any further discussion? <br />LUM: 1 have only one discussion. I would just like it to be noted in the opinion that the <br />financial disclosures were filed with the Board of Ethics— <br />CHAIR: - -okay- <br />LUM: - -as required. I think that's all. <br />CHAIR: Okay. If there's nothing else, all in favor signify by saying aye. <br />23 <br />