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HAWAII COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS <br />MINUTES — REGULAR SESSION' <br />Wednesday, October 14, 2009 <br />10:00 a.m. - 11:51 a.m. <br />101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230 <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Present: John E. K. Dill, Chair <br />Ann Lum, Vice Chair <br />Marilyn Nicholson, Member <br />Diane Gentry, Member <br />Arthur Martin, Member <br />Renee N. C. Schoen, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Mary E. Crosson, Secretary for the Board <br />Also present: Joyce Folena, Gregory Smith, Emily Naeole, Michael Udovic, <br />Mayor William Kenoi, Brian DeLima, Kevin Dayton, Jason Armstrong, Nancy <br />Cook - Lauer, and various others. <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />10:00 a.m. The Chair called the meeting to order. <br />2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />CHAIR: I have Mr. Brian DeLima to speak about proposed amendments to the Ethics <br />Code. <br />DELIMA: I think I have enough copies for everyone. May I approach the <br />CHAIR: - -Yes, please, please. <br />DELIMA: Mr. Chairman, members of the Board. I'm Brian DeLima, and I'm <br />representing Kama `aina Pumping, Inc. Kama `aina Pumping, Inc., is a corporation with <br />a shareholder that is employed with the County of Hawai `i. On behalf of my client, we <br />are opposed to the first proposal. The transmittal by Mayor Kenoi acknowledges there's <br />a long history of enterprising County workers having a long history of providing goods <br />and services to the County through their private companies. In addition, it should be <br />noted the County employs every day special -duty police officers that perform an <br />important service for a myriad of individuals and businesses that would be illegal under <br />' Minutes in italics are verbatim. Blanks indicate inaudible or indecipherable speech. <br />