2009-10-14 Board of Ethics Minutes

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4. COMMUNICATIONS Communication No. 2009 -64: Hawaii Police Department Annual Report Fiscal Year 2007 -2008. Motion and vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to accept and file the communication, Ms. Gentry seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. b. Communication No. 2009 -71: OpenLine publication of the Office of Information Practices, August 2008. Motion and vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to accept and file the communication, Ms. Gentry seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. C. Draft Informal Advisory Opinion for Petition No. 2009 -6, heard at the Board's September 23, 2009, meeting. Motion and vote: Ms. Gentry moved to adopt the informal advisory opinion, Ms. Nicholson seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. d. Draft Informal Advisory Opinion for Petition No. 2009 -7, heard at the Board's September 23, 2009, meeting. Motion and vote: Ms. Gentry moved to adopt the informal advisory opinion, Ms. Nicholson seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. e. Draft Informal Advisory Opinion for Petition No. 2009 -8, heard at the Board's September 23, 2009, meeting. Motion and vote: Ms. Gentry moved to adopt the informal advisory opinion, Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. f. Draft communication from the Board to the legislature in support of Senate Bills 531 and 128 and House Bill 626, regarding the imposition of administrative fines. Ms. Schoen explained that the Board decided at a prior meeting to send a letter in support of these bills. If these bills pass, the Board would be able to impose fines without first having to request violators to cease and correct their behavior. In addition, appeals of the fines would be made to Circuit Court rather than to an appeals agency that the County would need to create. Motion and vote: Ms. Gentry moved to approve the draft communication, Ms. Lum seconded the motion, and all members voted aye.