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today, the County’s primary concern and threshold issue would be the confidentiality of a <br />personnel matter. We, in essence, are somewhat handcuffed at this point because state law <br />prohibits us from discussing a confidential personnel matter. Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, the state <br />law, 92f-14 provides that there are items that have significant privacy interests that Mr. Drutar <br />has, and that there are some exceptions. And so, the exception in this case, and I’m having to <br />address it in just generalities would be when they, he has a personnel action that has to be taken <br />to the, and completed at the highest non judicial level and then a period of 30 days before <br />anything of that matter can be disclosed. I did bring a copy of the HRS Section 92f-14. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Excuse me for one second please. <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: If I could ask a question. <br /> <br />Ms. Noda: Sure. <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: Just to make sure I understand, that can be disclosed by your client? <br /> <br />Ms. Noda: Yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: Thank you. <br /> <br />Ms. Noda: I do have a copy of the state law if the Board would like to have a copy at this <br />point in time. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: I don’t think it’s necessary at this time. Go ahead Mr. Henricks. <br /> <br />Mr. Henricks: I’d like to take this into a shortcut right now. <br /> <br />Ms. Noda: Ok. <br /> <br />Mr. Henricks: We’re not going to be talking about any confidential issues as to his hearing at <br />all. His complaint is really not a complaint. His complaint is really a request, a petition for an <br />advisory opinion is what it is. An advisory on only one subject. An advisory opinion of what <br />our Board member down there discussed with Nancy last time. Whether she has the power to <br />make a ruling that, he help me out on this, whether it’s a violation of the County Ethics if it’s <br />done by one of her employee. Whether she has that power or not, to determine or interpret the <br />Code of Ethics. That’s all we’re in here for right now. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: The interpretation. <br /> <br />Mr. Henricks: So therefore, that’s all we’re going to do today. <br /> <br />Ms. Noda: I beg to differ because in Mr. Drutar’s petition that was filed… <br /> <br />Mr. Henricks: I told you what we’re going to do today. I don’t care what he said in the Petition. <br />He goes all over the place in this Petition, I agree with that. But, the issue today is an advisory <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />