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Charter Cortunission-1 July 13, 2018 agencies that have the power to review the actions of the agency on which the officer serves, or to act on the same subject matter as the agency on which the officer serves. So, that's a long sentence, but I think it's self-explanatory. Chair Adams, did you have any— CHR. ADAMS: I was just going to say that the key here is if you are representing anyone or organization before any of the commissions, boards, or Council of the County, then this is where this pertains. So, just be aware that there's a section that is in the County Code and we don't want to necessarily be on the wrong we don't want to be on the wrong side of this, right? So, this does not prevent you, correct me if I'm wrong here, Counsel, this does not prevent you, for example, from going before the Council or going before another body, not this one, obviously, and representing your own interest or providing testimony on an item that they have, correct? This does not prevent them from doing that. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Correct. CHR. ADAMS: Right. So, you can do those kinds of things. It's the other one when you're representing somebody else, kind of ideas where this comes into— MR. YOSHIMOTO: Okay, thank you. And (f) accept a retainer, compensation or election campaign contribution that is contingent upon action by a county agency. That shouldn't be applicable to board members here. Okay, Hawaii County Code of Ethics. Article 15, Hawaii County Code. Our Code of Ethics applies to all County officers and employees. All officers and employees are presumed to know the requirements of the ethics code. The Code is interpreted by the Board of Ethics, and citizens and employees may file petitions. MS. LEITHEAD TODD: Mr. Yoshimoto? MR. YOSHIMOTO: Yes. MS. LEITHEAD TODD: Section 14-2, Standards. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Okay. MS. LE1THEAD TODD: Item (f), and the reason I ask is I have not done so, but I have been asked to sign up to be on the list of potential hearings officers for the Planning Department because they've been having difficulty in the past getting qualified attorneys with the expertise in land -use law at the amount that they're willing to pay those attorneys. So, the definition of contingent upon action means that I would get compensation and I would only get paid if somebody was approving something as opposed to being hired by the County to do something Page 26