Laserfiche WebLink
• <br /> wound that's allowing to fester and grow and grow and I say this for the <br /> public, for the County, for the Mayor. I think we need to move on and <br /> it's really.. I just implore that and I do see that this is really an initial <br /> review I don't really know exactly what that encompasses. Next meeting <br /> isn't until July, so I just that's probably the most important I have to say, <br /> I really feel that's important to go on. I also urge you not to have <br /> executive sessions,there's something that I don't know. I don't see that <br /> executive session is certain, for these items that we're here to represent <br /> open government and transparence and it's really because of the lack to <br /> that,that we're here today. The inability of the press be able to get <br /> records. The failure of any checks and balance,how did we get here? I <br /> urge you all to model that and be exemplified that this significance. I <br /> was glad that Counsel Yoshimoto urged that to recuse himself and <br /> instead have special Counsel which the County Council did agree to. I <br /> not sure what your plan is,but I don't think that Mr. Yoshimoto should <br /> be present for the discussion on either, on any of the items that he's <br /> recused himself on. He should not participate in any way. The question, <br /> one question that came up during the Council meeting was recusal and <br /> what if one of you all recused yourself. I asked well does that bump this <br /> up to State Ethics commissioner,what happens and they know that <br /> would not be the case. So I said well, so we wait for the Mayor to <br /> appoint another member or two. It was sort of well, I guess that's the <br /> way it is and that brought me to really should the Mayor be asked to step <br /> aside while you make your decision while we resolve this as quickly as <br /> possible. Which would mean that if someone were to recuse themselves <br /> now or some point that it would be Wally Lau,the managing director <br /> would be the one that does not do that appointing. I think also then just <br /> under that question is how would you treat anybody else. How would <br /> you, if it was anyone else,what would you do in that case. So, I think <br /> really what's before you is to keep it simply in my mind. You know here <br /> what the Code provisions,were there actions that were inconsistent and <br /> what if you do find inconsistencies. What are/should be the appropriate <br /> penalty under the mitigating circumstances. To me that would be the <br /> hard question the mitigating circumstances going both ways. How you <br /> weigh that and thinking about that. I also would encourage if you have <br /> any recommendations to the Council so we look forward and maybe that <br /> would be a future agenda item. Ordinances to make it clear that there <br /> can be more a disclosure. Perhaps less power with the Mayor, I mean <br /> basically you have one person in such level of control and thing that <br /> comes up here to me is perhaps it should be that Board members are <br /> chosen by in another way whether it's the Council. One person from <br /> each district is ordinarily, if you had each Council member,you know <br /> it's always very divergent.Not get into allow for predicament where you <br /> have a case you will recuse yourself,you have the same person that's <br />