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<br /> somebody with you know specific knowledge…the County has the <br /> options under the HRS…well the government entity has the <br /> options under the HRS…HRS 76-77-16 where there’s a project <br /> and it’s limited in scope not to exceed one year…the expected <br /> amount duration of time for that expertise is no more than one <br /> year…the County can identify that and select an exemption on the <br /> civil service code…so that’s the exact exemption the County used <br /> and they contracted with Ms. Cadaoas to you know as a contracted <br /> employee going forward because the position was for more than <br /> twenty hours a week and it was for a duration of longer than three <br /> months…again it was a one year contract…by law the County is <br /> required to provide benefits to the individual…so we <br /> provided…and the language specifically stated in the contract…we <br /> provided…the employee was entitled to…let me get that for <br /> you…the employee shall be a member of Bargaining Unit 13 and <br /> that was the correct information that HGEA provided to Ms. <br /> Novak…the petitioner…the employee shall be a member <br /> Bargaining Unit 13 and entitled to all rights and benefits as <br /> made…be prescribed under the collective bargaining agreement <br /> for the bargaining unit…so even though this individual wasn’t a <br /> “normal employee” because she’s under employment <br /> contract…we’re required by law to still provided the same types of <br /> benefits that a regular bargaining unit employee would obtain <br /> although she’s an exempt employee…so that’s the standard <br /> practice…there’s been you know no violation of any…up rules or <br /> you know ethics consideration…I think the code section that the <br /> petitioner was referring to in the Code of Ethics is for an individual <br /> who leaves employment with the County and takes that significant <br /> confidential information or specific knowledge of a particular item <br /> that they working on and they take it to the private sector and then <br /> they…you know they’re able to us that information you know to <br /> their advantage…you know I think that’s the section of the code <br /> that provision you know address…here it’s not the case <br /> because….because of Ms. Cadaoas’s education understanding and <br /> you know experience with the system…she provided a benefit to <br /> the County by agreeing to the employment contract so that’s not <br /> similar to what the code…the Ethics Code is prescribing…you <br /> know the situation there…so just to make that clear…. <br /> <br /> Mr. Goodenow: Okay….any questions members for Mr. Brilhante… <br /> <br />Mr. Robinson: Yeah I do….Ms. Cadaoas was originally a County employee…so <br /> she’d been hired to work for the County….how long did she work <br /> for the County? <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />