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the executive powers of the County and establishing that the <br /> Mayor has broad...the trial establishing that the Mayor has broad <br /> and expensive discretionary authority rooted in Article 16, 2-98 of <br /> the Hawai`i County Code and due to the unique functions of the <br /> Mayor...position necessarily and explicitly treated differently with <br /> regard to County policies and procedures, such as the purchasing <br /> card program procedures. Which of course you brought that up not <br /> us...and so...if I look at this...I just want to make sure I <br /> understand...this essentially to me says that the Mayor is above the <br /> rest of the employees and officers within the County. I'm not <br /> talking about the County Council...but other than the <br /> Council...we're talking about that the Mayor is above because of <br /> those provisions establishing both all the executive powers and that <br /> the Mayor's going to be treated differently with regard to these <br /> policies and procedures...is that what you're saying to me? <br /> Mr. Eddins: No. I'm saying what we said in the letter and what was established <br /> at trial. It sounds like this commission has not reviewed the p-card <br /> policies and procedures from 2003 and 2013. <br /> Mr. Adams: I would be here in 2013. <br /> Mr. Eddins: Okay. So you will see in there certain provisions that provide that <br /> authority. <br /> Mr. Adams: It provides...it doesn't separate the Mayor out specifically in 2013 <br /> unless you can show that to me where it specifically addresses the <br /> Mayor. <br /> Mr. Eddins: It's in there...it was established at trial...take a look at the trial <br /> transcripts. <br /> Mr. Sing: It seems like we're clearly in an investigatory hearing if we're <br /> going out gathering documents and confronting us with them. <br /> Mr. Adams: Okay if we take a look...first of all if we take a look at our <br /> rules...so you've brought that up several times now. If we take a <br /> look at our riles...our rules talk about...within the rules are <br /> section 4...Rule 4 which talks about the infoiinal hearing, Rule 5 <br /> which talks about the investigation/investigatory hearings. There's <br /> nothing that prevents this Board from in the process of conducting <br /> an informal hearing...having questions or conducting an <br /> investigation as a part of that informal hearing. The rule does not <br /> prevent that...Okay. <br /> 30 <br />