2016-02-10 Regular Session Minutes

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Motion and Vote: Mr. Adams moved to continue the approval of the minutes of September 9, 2015 to the next meeting. Mr. Robinson seconded the motion. All members voted aye. b. Review of Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms filed pursuant to Section 2-91.1(d), Hawaii County Code, by County board and commission members and designated County employees, where personal matters will be reviewed. Mr. Goodenow referred back the following for further information. Numbers 8, 13, 17, 23, 28, 40, 46, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61, 63, 72, 75, 78 and 79. Number 76 deferred to next meeting due to lack of quorum. Motion and Vote: Mr. Robinson moved to approve the acceptance of those except for the ones noted with exceptions. Mr. Adams seconded the motion. All members voted aye. c. Review Memorandum submitted on February 4, 2016 by Deputy Corporation Counsel J Yoshimoto re: Hawaii County Code Sections regarding Gifts. **Reviewed and filed** 8. DISCUSSION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII Mr. Adams: If I may Mr. Chair. For the purposes of explanation, a few months ago maybe more than that we started the process actually a year ago now that I think about it. Anyways over a year ago, we started the process of taking a look at the Rules of Practice and Procedures of the Board with idea of updating those to come from the nineteen century into the twenty-first century. So we had done some work on that and we're at a stage were we probably can get to finish line. I do have some questions about whether it makes sense to do that completely given the changes that we're gonna see being July 1. In addition, once we make those changes to the Rules of Practice and Procedures there's another ordinance that take affect that has to do with our ability to enter penalties for violations of the Ethics Code. That current is not...and that was put into ordinance by the Council so they're waiting on us to change it. That was done a long time ago. A few years ago. So those things are still in the process. I didn't do any work on it for this hearing because I figure we were gonna be snowed under. But the plan is to come in with a little bit more fidelity with changes and give the members the opportunity as well as the public an opportunity to review and then consider it. Whether or not it's considered prior to July 1 or we decide to wait off until the new ordinance takes effect. Or we develop the rules. I'd be loath to develop the rules 21