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language of Bill 230. I think the Board of Ethics proposal provided for made it clear <br />that wasn't what the intended purpose of Bill 230 - -was so intended. As such, we believe <br />that any laws that are drafted to serve the public interest must have a rational basis for <br />such a law. Particularly in tough economic times, the more competitive bidders there <br />are, the better. The competitive bidding process saves the county taxpayers millions of <br />dollars. Existing law prohibited self - dealing and conflicts of interest, so inclusion of new <br />language in the prohibition of Bill 230 cannot be viewed as solving any specific problem, <br />particularly when bids are sealed. And that's my testimony. <br />There were no other statements from the public. <br />3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Minutes of the October 13, 2010, Regular Session. <br />Motion and vote: Ms. Lum moved to accept and file the minutes, Mr. Henricks <br />seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. <br />4. NEW BUSINESS <br />There was no new business. <br />5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />a. Further discussion regarding Communication No. 2010 -073 dated 9/30/10 <br />from Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi to the Board, requesting that it <br />review and resubmit comments and recommendations regarding Bill 230, <br />relating to the Code of Ethics. Includes Communication No. 2010 -075 from <br />Debbie Hecht and Communication No. 2010 -077 from Council Member <br />Onishi. <br />The Chair reported that he met with Mr. Onishi last month regarding the bill, at Mr. <br />Onishi's request. Pursuant to the Board's October meeting, he informed Mr. Onishi that he and <br />the rest of the Board members essentially felt that their initial response to the proposals was <br />clear. <br />The Chair asked the newer Board members whether they felt there should be changes or <br />amendments made to the response. Both Mr. Balsis and Mr. Heaukulani said no. <br />Ms. Lum stated that when they had previously studied the proposals, they spent a lot of <br />time and deep thought on them, and also solicited public testimony. She was completely <br />satisfied that what they came up with in their response was what they agreed upon. <br />2 <br />