2013-12-11 Board of Ethics agenda

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BOARD OF ETHICS, County of Hawai‘i 333 Kīlauea Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Tel. No. (808) 961-8251 A G E N D A December 11, 2013 10:00 a.m. Hawai‘i County Building – Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13, 2013 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Petition No. 2013-05: Initial review of petition alleging that a County employee is in violation of Section 2-84(a)(1) of the Code of Ethics because the employee “has been assigned to appraise [the employee’s] own property” and “performed the official action of setting the assessed value of the land of [the employee’s] primary residence.” b. Petition No. 2013-06: Initial review of petition alleging that a County employee is in violation of Section 2-84(a)(1) of the Code of Ethics because the employee “has been assigned to appraise [the employee’s] own property” and “performed the official action of setting the assessed value of the land of [the employee’s] primary residence.” c. Petition No. 2013-07: Initial review of petition alleging that a County employee “may possibly” be in violation of Sections 2-84(a) and 2-84(d) of the Code of Ethics because the employee represents the County of Hawai‘i in tax appeals and the employee’s wife “represent[s] tax payers against the County of Hawai‘i at Tax Appeals, for compensation.” 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Petition No. 2013-04: Review draft order dismissing the petition alleging that Councilmember Brenda Ford was in violation of Section 2-84 (conflicts of interest) of the Code of Ethics because of her participation in Bills 109 and 113, “both impacting and putting papaya growers out of business as conventional farmers while claiming to grow non-GMO papaya on 1/4 acre at her farm.” b. Petition 2013-08: Review draft informal advisory opinion requested by William Hanson regarding his involvement with the Big Island Amateur Radio Club and