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that elections are the lifeblood of our democracy and anything that we do that has potential <br />dispersion on that we have to really be careful about. I’m not sure I have a question for you that <br />will address my concern. I am concerned about this even given the level of efforts that have <br />been moved forward. So if we’re going to agree that this is something that we want to have <br />some type of opinion on, I’m not sure that I can support this. There may be other methods, <br />maybe you have to take a leave of absence or something along those lines, I don’t know. But <br />even given the fact that you have continued to be in office while at the same time running for <br />County Council, I have questions about that. <br /> <br />Mr. Henricks: I totally disagree with my colleague there, totally one hundred percent <br />disagree. Number one, the Board is not in a position to take on the business of public perception, <br />it’s not out business. Our business is to see the rules are followed, of the Code of Ethics of what <br />you’re doing, and the way you made your presentation, I agree with your conclusions and I think <br />you’re shielding yourself properly. That’s the only business we have. I don’t see any other <br />business. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Glen do you have any comments? <br /> <br />Mr. Hisashima: Yeah, one question. <br /> <br />Ms. David: Okay. <br /> <br />Mr. Hisashima: You’re the Deputy County Clerk in West Hawaii. <br /> <br />Ms. David: Yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Hisashima: You folks are going to assign somebody there? Will that person have the <br />full authority as the Clerk, if something happens to him? <br /> <br />Mr. Maeda: Actually the assignment of the Clerk and the County Clerk it’s not West <br />and East Hawai‘i, no it’s… <br /> <br />Mr. Hisashima: I watch it on t.v. that’s why. <br /> <br />Mr. Maeda: Well one of the things I think to address Mr. Adams’ concern is, the most <br />visible part of the job is actually clerking the Council and Committee meetings and we’ve asked <br />Ms. David, who was clerking the West Hawai‘i meetings because she is Kona to no longer do <br />that, and so I’ve assumed that responsibility and that’s the most visible form in which you’ll see <br />the Deputy Clerk and the County Clerk. In regards to her day to day work assignments and <br />things that she’s doing, she has never had any involvement with elections. I am primarily <br />working with the Elections Office. Ms. David really has no contact with Elections at all and <br />that’s been from the beginning of our term. She, if the Board is okay with this situation she <br />would continue in her duties as she always has. She is in Hilo twice a week, she’s in Kona the <br />rest of the time, we’ll continue to not have her clerk the West Hawai‘i meetings and, you know, <br />we, in case of my absence, she would take over but we already have someone else that is able to <br />do that. The other person actually has been Deputy Clerk in the past and is willing to assume the <br />11 <br /> <br /> <br />