2008-07-16 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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NICHOLSON: Mr. Ikeda, you'll get the value of the improvements at the end of this term, although you're actually paying for all the building supplies? IKEDA: That's right. Plus I'll probably get I won't pay property tax, because I think I have to check it out, but I believe my property tax would be free because it's a loan to a government agency. NICHOLSON: And will the building materials you will pay for, will some of those be donated or solicited through IKEDA: - -No, no, I'm paying for it. So what happens when the building burned, I got insurance money. So I do have some money to build, to rebuild the property, but it didn't make sense if you don't have a tenant. It doesn't make sense to put something up and it's vacant. LCM: It'd just be destroyed again. IKEDA: So this way, when we build the thing it's going to be occupied and if they leave and it's already completed, probably for half the cost. CHAIR: Seems like a great thing you guys are trying to do here. L UM: I see this the only thing where I can see that we're looking at is under 2 -83(b) and 2 -83 wait a minute, 2 -83 -3, I think it is. No, that's not it. Why can't I find it. SCHOEN: Ann, I think you're looking at 2 -83, section b. LCM: Subsection b. Wrong page, right. Oh I see, my b is gone. And I don't see that it really applies, because Mr. Ikeda is not using his position in government, that I see. It's his position as a businessman, and the contract is with a State agency. Am I correct here, do you think, in interpretation? CHAIR: I think so. IKEDA: It's just that I wanted to be cautious. LCM.• I know, yeah, it's right, we appreciate that. I really appreciate it, and we are we look at it under our County Code of Ethics, and what I'm reading is no officer or employee shall use or attempt to use the officer's or employee's official position to secure or grant unwarranted privileges, exemptions, advantages, contracts, or treatment, for oneself or others, including but not limited to, and it goes into some other things. Do you have any CHAIR: I have no problems with this. L UM: You door don't? CHAIR: I don't.