2014-06-25 Board of Ethics Minutes

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Ms. Schoen: Whatever you want to do. Your option is to make a motion on for a decision because this is an informal hearing, the other option is to move to a formal hearing, it’s up to you. So those actually are your options or dismiss, you have three options. Mr. Adams: If I might, for counsel… Mr. Balsis: Yes. Mr. Adams: …if we given this is an informal advisory hearing, so obviously we can move to dismiss, we can move to move the proceeding to a formal hearing or if we move to an opinion it’s an advisory opinion on the conduct that we would find in violation of the Code, is that correct? Ms. Schoen: Correct. Mr. Balsis: And one other question. If we find that there is a violation and we have the opinion at this point in time how is that notified to the supervisor of the employee? Ms. Schoen: Anytime there is any action against any officer or employee resulting in some sort of finding of a violation your opinion is forwarded to the appointing authority, whoever that may be. If it’s a Council Member in the past you have forwarded your opinion to the Council Chair, regardless of whether it was a formal opinion after formal hearing or whether it was after an informal hearing. Mr. Balsis: With that in mind, I think we’re at a situation where we’re going to make a decision on whether to issue an informal opinion or move to a formal hearing. Am I correct in looking at the, most of the people, I mean that’s my opinion, my thoughts. Mr. Adams: Mr. Chair, I’ll make the motion. Mr. Balsis: Go ahead. Mr. Adams: Unless, Vice Chair… Ms. Kahakalau: Go ahead. That’s fine. Mr. Adams: …I move that the Board find a violation of Section 2-83(a)(3) by Mr. Bob Northrop in the situation has been provided, presented to us in Petition No. 2013-10. Mr. Henricks: I second the motion. Mr. Balsis: There is a motion and it’s been seconded to issue an opinion that Mr. Northrop has violated Section 2-83(3)… Mr. Adams: (a)(3). Ms. Schoen: (a)(3). 37