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Mr. Adams: So as part of discussion then it would seem to me that that this is a <br /> small purchase procurement action...not subject to the new <br /> ordinance that we are talking about which is specific to invitation <br /> for bid and requests for proposal. Then the questions for me is <br /> whether or not there is a conflict in the sense that Ms. Haraga as a <br /> County employee has some type of business connection with her <br /> husband's locksmith work. Is there any? If you could introduce <br /> yourself please. <br /> Ms. Haraga: My name is Paula Haraga and I'm the wife of Haraga locksmith. <br /> Mr. Adams: And answering my questions...your answer was that you have <br /> nothing to do with the business what so ever. <br /> Ms. Haraga: No. No. <br /> Mr. Adams: In your position in the County...you're an account clerk in the <br /> Office of Housing& Community Development. Is that right? <br /> Ms. Haraga: Yes. <br /> Mr. Adams: And so the decision that's made to engage with Haraga locksmith <br /> as vendor...that's done by an entirely different element in the <br /> office? <br /> Ms. Akiyama: That's correct. <br /> Mr. Adams: And Ms. Haraga is never involved in that at all? <br /> Ms. Akiyama: She's not involved. <br /> Mr. Adams: And that just not specific to locksmith vendors...that has to do <br /> with just.... <br /> Ms. Akiyama: Any procurement or selection of services. <br /> Mr. Adams: Okay. So when the invoice for the work comes...there's an <br /> understanding...how does that work specifically? <br /> Ms. Akiyama: So we have several account clerks that work in our office. So <br /> anything to do with the closing out and payment of those invoices <br /> are handled by another account clerk. <br /> Mr. Adams: Who sees that? How does that? <br /> 20 <br />