2008-07-16 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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procedure and it could be no, it doesn't work that way or yes, it does work that way. And I just kind of wondered what you thought about that. OROPALLO: I see. For me, yeah, I don't think that I'm subject to any additional information that would help, because I think it comes down to the consultant, or the selection committee, trying to meet up match the project scope with the appropriate consultant. So I guess it would be it's something that's more case by case, the recommendation. LUM: Okay. So you take a list of requirements and try to match it up am I understanding this correctly? The County takes a list of requirements, and the list of people that show what they can do, and try to match them up? OROPALLO: Yeah LUM: - -Is that basically it? OROPALLO: Yeah, in a way, yeah. And it's based on previous performance on County projects, like there are a couple different criteria that L UM: --And the contractors would know what criteria the County is looking for? Contractors know for a project coming up, they would know the needed criteria? OROPALLO: Well, I think that's part of their statement of qualifications. CHAIR: Yeah. To prove their experience in certain capacities. L UM: Okay, thank you. OROPALLO: Okay. CHAIR: I think more specifically what we're looking at here is whether or not you're in violation of the Code of Ethics with regards to these two projects that you're seeking to work on, or seeking for approval to work on, correct? OROPALLO: Yeah, yeah, that's what I was looking it. LUM: That's the 12 -month thing, right, John? CHAIR: Um hmm. Section NICHOLSON: 2 -91.2, probably b. CHAIR: And from what I'm hearing, is that it sounds like you were in tune to some information that was not generally made open to the public regarding these two projects, prior to you resigning and starting work with Brown and Caldwell. And I have some reservations about you working on these two projects specifically. 17