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County officer or employee involved and therefore our counsel <br /> cannot advise us and therefore we need to bring a counsel from <br /> another island which is cost to the tax payer which would then <br /> probably have to be the case right in such a situation because we <br /> do...we would want to have counsel that is considered unbiased <br /> for all intensive purposes...so I like your second scenario because <br /> the first scenario we would be back in that same situation in way as <br /> far as cost is concerned and time is concerned as well. Were if the <br /> staff would be able to vet some of these in what we would consider <br /> frivolous or speculative types of petitions then that would...was <br /> something that could be avoided so I just wanted to kind of point <br /> that out.. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: Maybe there could be some...the only issue with that is...staff is <br /> gonna have to...if it's corp. counsel then they're gonna have to get <br /> Maui corp. counsel to review it to see if it's frivolous or not right I <br /> mean.... <br /> Mr. Adams: If they were involved...right. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Yes. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: If it's a County employee. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: But it wouldn't have to be having to fly over here.... <br /> Mr. Adams: No just corp. counsel's situation...right...any County employee. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: So you know my feelings is I agree with you Madame Chair I <br /> mean because...but there should be some protection in place <br /> perhaps staff could make a recommendation and it be put on <br /> executive session saying hey here's we recommended that it not <br /> be....I don't know...food for thought...the only thing is we might <br /> not ever see anything right...if corp. counsel gets a petition...I <br /> guess it would go through the Chair though maybe...but...you <br /> know we might...it might totally go under the radar without a <br /> board member actually reviewing anything which is a little <br /> problematic to me but I think we could compromise and have some <br /> system where they review and if they're not gonna put it on the <br /> agenda...somehow it's communicated to us. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Yes...or as you had mentioned that the board Chair... <br /> Mr. Robinson: Discretion. <br /> 14 <br />