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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BOARD OF ETHICS <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br /> <br />A G E N D A <br /> <br />Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. <br />Hawai‘i County Building <br />County Council Chambers <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br /> <br />2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 8, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />4. COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />a. Letter dated 8/31/12 to the Board of Ethics from the State Office of Elections, <br />alleging that a County officer may be inappropriately involved in the operations of <br />the Hawai‘i County Elections Office, and the Board of Ethics’ 9/5/12 response. <br /> <br /> <br />5. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />a. Petition No. 2012-02: Initial review of petition alleging that a County officer, <br />“in light of strong questionable appearances to the public, should have recused <br />himself from voting . . . regarding the revocation of special use permit #1122” <br />during the Planning Commission meeting of May 3, 2012, thereby violating <br />Sections 2-83(b)(2), 2-83(c), 2-84(e), and 2-91.1(g) of the Ethics Code. <br /> <br />b. Petition No. 2012-03: Initial review of petition alleging violations of Section 2-83 of <br />the Ethics Code when County employees are allowed to attend union meetings, on <br />county time, in which political campaigning takes place. <br /> <br /> <br />6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />a. Petition No. 2012-01: Review draft order dismissing the petition, which alleged that <br />the attendance and voting records of Councilmembers Donald Ikeda and Dennis <br />Onishi at Hawai‘i County Council meetings violated Sections 2-80 (interpretation of <br />article) and 2-83 (fair treatment) of the Code of Ethics. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />