2015-05-13 Regular Session Minutes Board of Ethics

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Mr. Murai: Well,the Board has the authority to initiate its own investigation or to file its own complaint. As far requesting information, of course the Board is free to ask that doesn't necessarily mean the respondent is obligated to respond. I hope that answers your question. Mr. Adams: Yes it does. So the motion we have then if I can have that perhaps read back. Mr. Murai; It might be a good idea to either re-state. Mr. Goodenow: So the motion would be to defer taking any action on item 4b, except for requesting that the Mayor, except for sending the appropriate gift disclosure forms to the Mayor. Requesting that he review any gifts and submit any reports if necessary. I'm open to modifying the language there. Mr. Adams: Right. So okay that's the motion, that's the motion I seconded. I would amend the motion in this way. I would also ask that because I believe that the gift disclosure statements when there made, they go to the County clerk's office. I would amend by also asking that the County clerk's office make available to this Board for the next meeting all the gift disclosure statements that Mayor has made during his term of office. Mr. Goodenow: I will agree with that modification. Mr. Murai: For the sake of clarity. Commissioner Goodenow withdrawals his original motion. Mr. Adams withdrawals his original second. Commissioner Goodenow re-stated his motion which was seconded by Commissioner Adams. Commissioner Adams has made a motion to modify which was seconded by Commissioner Goodenow. So we need to vote first on the modification then vote on the main motion. Motion and Vote: Ms. Kahakalau all in favor of the modification which would add the part about the County clerk giving us the information. All in favor of the motion as modified. All aye. Both of the motions have carried. Ms. Kahakalau: So we are deferring item 4b until we get information from the Mayor Kenoi and from the County clerk's office.