2014-06-25 Board of Ethics Agenda

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BOARD OF ETHICS, County of Hawai‘i 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Tel. No. (808) 961-8251 A G E N D A June 25, 2014 - 10:00 a.m. County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street County Council Chambers Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF MAY 14, 2014 4. NEW BUSINESS Petition No. 2014-04: Initial review of Petition alleging that a candidate for County Council is in violation of the Code of Ethics because she “comes to Pāhoa Senior Center to announce she is running for County Council seat” and “gave 20 (twenty) tickets to the site manager for distribution”. Petition No. 2014-05: Initial review of Petition alleging that County officers or employees are in violation of Section 2-91.3(6) of the Code of Ethics by, inter alia, “creating, expanding, and propagating PONC” and “made several personal suggestion each for PONC purchases . . . .” Petition No. 2014-06: Initial review of Petition alleging that a County officer or employee is in violation of Section 2-83(a)(3) due to “[T]he physical deterioration and attitude at Kona Aquatic Center” and “. . . how I was treated…on May 17, 2014.” 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Petition No. 2014-01: Review draft informal advisory opinion regarding the Petition by Michael Drutar on whether the Department of Finance may find a violation of the Code of Ethics and sanction on the basis thereof. b. Petition No. 2014-03: Informal hearing of petition by Duane Kanuha, Planning Director, requesting an informal opinion from the Board as to whether legal representation of a person before the Planning Commission by a former County employee, in a proceeding before the Windward Planning Commission, would violate Section 2-91.2 of the Hawai‘i County Code. c. Petition No. 2013-10: Informal hearing of petition by Chris and Annette Pickens alleging that County employee Robert Northrop is in violation of Section 2-83 of