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situation where you don’t ever do that, and then your side business may be permissible. <br />So I think you have to be a little bit more specific for the Board. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: I think overall what we’re doing is to compromise here, I mean put it <br />together, it’s like he says, go to your supervisor. Discuss it with your supervisor and <br />between the two of you come up with a more concise statement of what actually is going <br />on, and then maybe we can see it better. Right now I just don’t see the picture. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: They may be able to resolve it themselves, without even having to come <br />back. But I think the issue is sitting down with your supervisor. While he’s aware of it, it <br />needs to be addressed directly with him so there’s a direct awareness and that there’s a <br />meeting of the minds— <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: --And he might spot some of the problems that we don’t know about, <br />and then put it in writing so we can look at it. We just don’t have a good grasp of the <br />question right now. <br /> <br />MS. SCHOEN: I guess in the past, when other officers or employees have come before <br />the Board, they have actually brought their superiors and said I’ve discussed it with <br />them, these are the steps and measures we’re taking to avoid even the appearance of <br />impropriety, Board, is this okay. Then it’s more clear that you have worked out <br />everything, and then the Board can see a clear picture. So right now you coming and <br />saying well, he knows about it--it’s a little bit difficult. So that’s what the Board has <br />done in the past. <br /> <br />MR. HISASHIMA: Question to the counsel. Does this County have a supplemental <br />employment policy or rules like the State does? <br /> <br />MS. SCHOEN: Not an overall County policy. There are some departments that prohibit <br />certain employees from conducting the same sort of business that they do in their official <br />position, but no overall County policy. <br /> <br />MR. HISASHIMA: I would think that they should have a overall--to give gentlemen like <br />Mr. Kita guidelines as to what they can do and what they cannot do, like the State does. I <br />come from the State side, not the County. And with that guidelines, a lot of these <br />questions would be eliminated. So who would be responsible to originate this kind of <br />rules? Because I’ve sat here with many _____ of attendance, management, <br />accountability. And my question always comes back, does the County address each of <br />these issues? If there was set rules or policies, none of this would come up. And that <br />perception, like you folks were talking about, wouldn’t be there because it’s in black and <br />white. So I don’t know—I’m confused as to who is supposed to do it. I don’t know. <br /> <br />MS. SCHOEN: Well, I think in terms of—even though there is no County-wide policy, in <br />this type of situation, I think actually your Code of Ethics would be the guiding policy, <br />because it does speak to—which is substantially similar to the State Ethics Commission— <br />I’m sorry, the State Ethics Code, and it talks about taking official action in a business in <br />which you have substantial financial interest. So to me that means if you don’t have a <br /> <br /> <br />