2008-12-10 Board of Ethics Minutes

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Motion and vote: Ms. Gentry moved to enter into Executive Session, Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. Executive Session was re- entered at 11:23 a.m. 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION (closed to the public – separate minutes prepared) The Board returned to Regular Session to vote at 11:43 a.m. Motion and vote: Mr. Martin moved to accept and file the three financial disclosures which were reviewed. Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members but Ms. Gentry voted aye. Ms. Gentry abstained, since she had provided one of the disclosures. S. ANNOUNCEMENTS SCHOEN: Mr. Chair, before we adjourn, I would just like to seek clarification on this Board's instructions to me regarding this Board's response to Mr. Cole's letter dated December P. It was my understanding that this Board wanted me to communicate to Mr. Cole via letter that you will only look at a possible ethical violation with respect to the allegation against Councilmember Naeole, "in her official capacity, did not treat me in a courteous, fair and impartial manner, and is therefore in violation of Article 15, Code of Ethics, Section 2 -83, Fair Treatment, " subsection (a)(3), and I'm quoting from his communication dated December 1St. Is that correct? CHAIR: Yes. L UM: And only that one, and the backup materials for only that. SCHOEN And he —Mr. Cole references, I believe, Ms. Naeole calling him "whacky. " Is that the one- NICHOLSON: Actually, it's a quote from a newspaper article in West Hawai `i Today written by Quirk— L UM: Jim Quirk- NICHOLSON - -Jim Quirk, so we don't actually have anything other than sort of secondhand information. So I think we have no —even no evidence that that happened, so I guess in order for us to— L UM: - -the context or anything else- NICHOLSON - -to consider it.further, we would need some sort of verification that that happened and what the context that that happened is. 29