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MR. BALSIS: My only comment, and that is it goes along with what Arne had mentioned, <br />in my review of your letter, as long as you’ve been open about this and you continue to <br />be open about this relationship, and then if for any reason a case or anything from the <br />Liquor Control Board came up to you as a per diem judge, you’d have to recuse yourself-- <br /> <br />MR. TAKASE: Yes. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: --so as to make sure there’s no connection whatsoever. If that be the case, <br />I don’t see an issue, either. <br /> <br />MR. ADAMS: I even have a more restrictive view of it. I don’t think the Code even talks <br />to this. The Code talks to service in the County and private financial conflict. This is <br />service in a state position and a county position, which I don’t think the provisions of <br />Article 15 even address in a way that would preclude or disqualify somebody from <br />performing in either of those. The Judiciary piece, that’s a state issue. It’s not ours. So I <br />would move that we file an advisory opinion that indicates that he’s fine under our <br />provisions of Article 15. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: I second the motion. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Is there any further discussion on this motion? All those in favor of the <br />motion, say aye. <br /> <br />MR. ADAMS, MR. HENRICKS, MR. HISASHIMA: Aye. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Aye. Motion passed. <br /> <br />MR. TAKASE: Thank you very much. <br /> <br /> <br />5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />a. Petition Nos. 2013-05 and 2013-06: Informal hearing of petition by Michael <br />Drutar alleging that County employees Mary Ann Todd-Waller and Marilyn <br />Veincent are in violation of Section 2-84(a)(1) of the Code of Ethics because the <br />employees have been assigned to appraise their own properties and set the <br />assessed value of the land of their primary residences. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Mr. Drutar, do you have any further comments on your petition at this <br />time? <br /> <br />MR. DRUTAR: I’d like to maybe have an opportunity to rebut whatever comments, <br />depending on what’s said, if there’s some clarification needed. I did have a rebuttal <br />towards Mr. Takai’s comment earlier, but maybe it would be best to do it all at once <br />after _________ comments I’d like to make then. <br />4 <br /> <br />