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MR. BALSIS: Aye. Let’s move forward. <br /> <br />MR. ADAMS: And we are talking about just -05 and -06. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: That is correct. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: Can we take a break? <br /> <br /> Mr. Balsis announced a five- to ten-minute break, and Mr. Adams asked if Ms. Veincent was required to stay for the next agenda item. Mr. Balsis said she could leave and they would see her next month’s hearing. Mr. Henricks said she did not need to return next month, as they already had her testimony. It was up to her whether she wanted to attend. <br /> <br />11:08 a.m.: The Board recessed. <br /> <br />11:15 a.m.: Mr. Balsis called the meeting back to order. <br /> <br />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.” <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Michael, would you like to make any more statements on this, or the previous statements were sufficient? <br /> <br />MR. DRUTAR: I’ll let that speak. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Okay. Jaime Ortiz, would you like to come up, please? And of course Stan. Have you read the petition? <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ NAVA: Yes, I have. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Outside of any other comments that you’ve made, would you like to say anything? <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ NAVA: I would, just to clarify— <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: There you go. <br /> <br />MR. ORTIZ: I would, just to clarify, that my wife is a real estate appraiser, certified real estate appraiser, residential appraising, and she—indeed she works for Bloom Appraisers, which is a family owned company. And the president and chief operation is my father-in-law, Robert Bloom, appraiser.