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11:25 a.m. The Board went into closed session. Dis-connected from Waimea. <br /> 11:46 a.m. The Board returned from closed session. Re-established connection to <br /> Waimea. <br /> c. Petition No. 2015-12: Request for informal advisory opinion from a Water <br /> Board member to determine whether there would be any conflict of interests <br /> to her running for County Council while continuing to serve on the Board. <br /> [Closed hearing requested] <br /> 11:50 a.m. The Board went into closed session. Dis-connected from Waimea. <br /> 12:05 p.m. The Board returned from closed session. Re-established connection to <br /> Waimea. <br /> d. Petition No. 2015-13: Request for informal advisory opinion from a County <br /> Officer or employee, to determine whether there would be any conflict of <br /> interests by him accepting travel, room and boarding to attend the event he <br /> will be a guest speaker for. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: If the petitioner can please come forward and state your case <br /> please. <br /> Mr. Ilagan: Good afternoon Madame Chair and Commission members. My <br /> name is Greggor Ilagan, I'm a Council member for District four. <br /> And today I ask for your opinion if I am allowed to accept a gift of <br /> travel, room and boarding to attend an event in Ithaca, New York <br /> at Cornell University to be a guest speaker. As you know there has <br /> been a lot public spotlight in the Ethics Commission and the last <br /> thing I'm looking for is somebody to file and ethics complaint for <br /> me. So I'm here in my capacity as a Council member requesting <br /> your opinion...sorry there needs to be some sort of...I just wanted <br /> to give you the details of what this trip consist of and also what <br /> they're willing to offer me regarding travels, expense and also an <br /> honorarium fee. And I guess the best thing to do is leave it up for <br /> your questions and answers and then go from there. Thank you. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Thank you very much. I do appreciate your coming and putting <br /> that out there being proactive about it and I think at this point <br /> almost like setting a precedent of how we can handle future issues <br /> like that and having an opinion will help others in the future so <br /> thank you for that. <br /> 27 <br />