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<br />MR. ONISHI: Yes, right, right. Well, now, like I said, now it became general, because I <br />got denied on that one. So now I’m just looking at okay, if I wanted to apply for <br />another— <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: --So we’re doing a hypothetical question? <br /> <br />MR. ONISHI: Correct. But if you folks want to just do the one that’s on my letter, that’s <br />fine, too. <br /> <br />MR. DILL: Counselor, you wanted to say something? <br /> <br />MS. SCHOEN: Yeah, just—do I need a mic, Mary? <br /> <br />MS. FUJIO: Just talk loud. <br /> <br />MS. SCHOEN: Well, two things that I just want to comment to the board, and I think <br />Judge Henricks did bring it up, that the board does not look at hypothetical matters. So <br />the fact that you have not been selected, so the need for you to be on this—to ask the <br />board whether or not you may be on this committee no longer exists. So it really turns <br />into a hypothetical type situation. We really—the board should look at the issues that <br />Councilmember Onishi brings up on a case-by-case basis, and you would be—you would <br />look at section 2-84, conflict of interest section. So my recommendation would be that <br />you not provide a general advisory opinion for the council members as he’s asking. <br /> <br />MR. DILL: Bernard, were you going to comment? <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: No comment. <br /> <br />MR. DILL: Okay. Yeah, I agree with Renee that it’s difficult for us to have just a blank <br />ruling or a blank standard to follow in this case, and we would need to look at it on a <br />case-by-case basis, because I think it depends on the board. I think it depends on, even to <br />the positions that the councilmen hold on the council, what committees they chair and <br />whatnot. There might be conflicts depending on what board they get appointed to. <br /> <br />MR. ONISHI: No, and then I understand that. That’s why—but this position that I <br />wanted to get was with the Juvenile—and what I understand, it’s nothing to do on the <br />county level. This is dealing with the federal level. So to me I felt I had no conflict, <br />because there was no county issue. But I just wanted to get a ruling from the commission <br />to make sure that in case anybody would question, I would say no, I got a ruling, this is <br />what they said, and there’s no funding that the county is providing to this certain <br />commission, and so forth. But I guess if I didn’t say that I didn’t get nominated, then you <br />guys would have made a ruling, correct? <br /> <br />MR. DILL: Um hmm, um hmm. <br /> <br />MR. ONISHI: So I jumped the gun. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />