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MR. HENRICKS: Okay, go ahead. <br /> <br />MR. ADAMS: No, no, that’s what I was going to say. <br /> <br />MS. SCHOEN: So, I mean, as you know, you folks usually review the draft of the informal <br />advisory opinions, so you can do that and make whatever changes, additions, or <br />deletions that you want to articulate what the Board has discussed here and found. <br /> <br />MR. ADAMS: Yeah, okay, I will say what I was going to say. The processes we’ve gone <br />over now and heard in two months’ time, the process. And it’s clear that you’ve <br />designed it to, as we’ve heard, put as many eyes on folks that have control over <br />substantial financial interest, to use the terminology of the Code. As you’ve heard from <br />us, it’s pretty clear that that we don’t really have an option here to say that what you’re <br />doing is enough. So we hope that you understand it was clearly, I think—my perspective <br />on this—it’s clearly not an issue with the employee. I think that we want to make that <br />clear. But I think that the department needs to take a look at something else that’s <br />going to protect your assessors. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: I call for the question on this motion. All those in favor? <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: Aye. <br /> <br />MR. ADAMS and MR. HISASHIMA (simultaneously): Aye. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Aye. At this point in time, moving on with the agenda, we’re going to move <br />to Petition No. 2013-07. <br /> <br /> <br />b. Petition No. 2013-07: Review draft order dismissing the petition by Michael <br />Drutar alleging that County employee Jaime Ortiz Nava “may possibly” be in <br />violation of Sections 2-84(a) and 2-84(d) of the Code of Ethics because he <br />represents the County of Hawai‘i in tax appeals and his wife “represent[s] tax <br />payers against the County of Hawai‘i at Tax Appeals, for compensation.” <br /> <br /> Motion and vote: Mr. Balsis moved to approve the draft as written, Mr. Henricks <br />seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. <br /> <br />c. Petition No. 2013-04: Review draft order dismissing petition from Eric Weinert <br />alleging that Councilmember Brenda Ford was in violation of Section 2-84 <br />(conflicts of interest) of the Code of Ethics because of her participation in Bills <br />109 and 113, “both impacting and putting papaya growers out of business as <br />conventional farmers while claiming to grow non-GMO papaya on 1/4 acre at <br />her farm.” <br /> <br />29 <br /> <br />