HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 203 Draft 01 1996-1998
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COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 3 -' 98
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CORPORATION COUNSEL, AND HIS
AUTHORIZED REPRESENT A TIVES, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE INDIVIDUALL Y NAMED DEFENDANTS, PARTIES, WHO ARE OFFICIALS
AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, TO REPRESENT THEM IN
THE CIVIL ACTION ENTITLED HENRY A. ROSS Vs. COUNTY OF HAWAIL ET AL.,
CIVIL NO. 97-452
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii, Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, Chief of Police
Wayne G. Carvalho, Police Officer Steven S. Clark, Police Officer Joseph T. Lally,
Police Lt. Henry W. Hickman, Police Officer Joseph Kealoha, Police Officer Alan M.
Kimura, Prosecutor Jay Kimura, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney William Smith and Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Janet Garcia are being sued by Henry A. Ross in Civil No. 97-452;
and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Police Commission has found that the concerned
officers, i.e., Chief of Police Carvalho, Officer Clark, Officer Lally, Lt. Hickman, Officer
Kealoha and Officer Kimura, were acting in the performance of their duty when the
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alleged acts of the complaint in that suit occurred; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii concurs with that finding by the
Hawaii County Police Commission, and further finds that whatever involvement Mayor
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Yamashiro, Prosecutor Kimura, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Smith and Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Garcia might have had in this matter were also done in the scope of
their employment; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of the
State of Hawaii has rendered the opinion that representation by one attorney of multiple
parties in such actions is improper unless those parties waive the potential conflicts
involved or unless the governmental entity agrees to indemnify all the individual parties
for all damages, including punitive damages; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii finds that the acts alleged in the
complaint, if occurred, were done in good faith and the probability of punitive damages
being adjudged is small; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii finds that the payment of
punitive damages serves a public purpose because it encourages public service, minimizes
the costs of hiring a cadre of attorneys by the County of Hawaii and assures that a
plaintiff can collect on his judgment, if any; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii further finds that for this reason,
it is in the public interest to-indemnify the individually named defendants in this action
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for all damages that may be assessed, including punitive damages, so that the Corporation
Counsel, and his authorized representatives, can represent all the named parties who are
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officials and employees of the County of Hawaii; and
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WHEREAS, the representation by the Corporation Counsel, and his authorized
representatives, of such individually named parties is not an admission of liability by the
Council of the County of Hawaii.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the Corporation Counsel, and his authorized
representatives, is authorized to enter into an agreement with the individually named
parties, who are officials and employees of the County of Hawaii, to carry out the purpose
of this resolution, to be executed and provided by law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is
authorized to sign the above-noted agreement on behalf of the County of Hawaii pursuant
to the Hawaii County Charter.
Dated: Hilo, Hawaii, this
day of
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INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
HUo, Hawaii
ROLL CALL VOTE
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on
AYES NOES ADS EX
ARAKAKI
CHUNG
LEITHEAD-TODD
RAY
REYNOLDS
SANTANGEW
SMITH
TYLER
YAGONG
Reference C-637/FC
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK.
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.
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