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Charter Commission -1 July 13, 2018 like be an arbitrator or mediator, or in this case, a hearing's officer. Because all you're doing there is hearing a case and then making a recommendation. I just want to clarify that because I haven't made a determination whether I'm going to do that, but I want to be real clear that does not pose a conflict if I were to get on the list of potential hearing's officers for the County. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Okay, we can talk further, offline, after the training, but I believe there's an exception in the Code that allows you to act in a capacity where the County is requesting your assistance. So, I'm going to look for that right now. CHR. ADAMS: While Counsel looks for that, my memory is that's accurate. Typically, this refers to from somebody else outside the County. But, the County gets the option to do that or not. But, I'll let Counsel make the final determination there. MS. LEITHEAD TODD: If you could get back to me on that because I don't want to end up inadvertently. I don't believe it is a violation and—but, you know, if there is a need and—because the O`ahu attorneys have been unwilling to come over because they end up losing money at the rate the County pays them. Thank you. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Okay, I will. Thank you, Commissioner Todd. Alright, where were we? CHR. ADAMS: You're looking at County Code of Ethics. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Okay, Fair Treatment. These are just some of the provisions—one thing to keep in mind, commission members, is that today's overview is simply that. There's a lot of details to the Code of Ethics, as Chair Adams will recall. Anyway, if anything should come up, please ask me the questions directly and we can address them as they go along. Fair Treatment. Officers and employees of the County, while discharging their duties and dealing with the public, shall adhere to the following precepts: all public property and equipment are to be treated as a public trust and are not to be used in a proprietary manner or for personal purposes without proper consent. So, I don't see that as an issue here. Basically, yeah, I don't see that being any kind of issue here. No person in a supervisory capacity shall engage in personal or business relationships with subordinates, which might intimidate said subordinates in the discharge of their official duties. I don't, again, see that as an issue here. Number (3), all persons shall be treated in a courteous, fair, and impartial manner. So, this one here has been the subject of many petitions as Chair Adams can attest Page 27