2014-04-09 Board of Ethics Minutes

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Schoen within two weeks so a response could be prepared and reviewed at the Board’s next meeting. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Petition No. 2013-10. Initial review of petition alleging that a County Officer or Employee is in violation of Section 2-83 of the Code of Ethics because he “has not treated us in a courteous, fair and impartial manner” and “used a County vehicle for other than a public activity or purpose.” Mr. Balsis: The Petitioner is Chris and Annette Pickens. Would you come forward please? Mr. Northrop: Sure. Ms. Schoen: Mr. Chair, the petitioners did contact us and wanted to appear by phone and had asked that we, if they weren’t going to come today that we contact them by phone because they live in Kona. And I could not say that it was permissible or not, I just said that I would relay that information to the Board. Mr. Balsis: We have the Petitioner Chris Pickens? Mr. Northrop: I’m Robert Northrop. Ms. Schoen: He’s the Respondent. Mr. Northrop: Construction inspector with the Engineering Division of Public Works. Mr. Balsis: Okay. I was looking for Chris Pickens. Mr. Northrop: I don’t see him here. Ms. Schoen: Renee is telling me that someone was supposed to provide us a phone and we don’t have it right now, so if the Board could maybe move on to the next item and I will go check on that. Mr. Balsis: Okay. What we’re going to do is put this later on the agenda while we get a phone so that we can get Mr. and Mrs. Pickens on with us here today. So… Mr. Northrop: That’s fine. Thank you very much. Mr. Balsis: I’ll excuse you for a few minutes, please hang out. b. Petition No. 2014-02. Request for informal advisory opinion from the Deputy County Clerk, to determine whether there would be any conflict or 8