HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-08 Board of Ethics Agenda
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A G E N D A
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 – 10:00 a.m.
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230
(Conference Room)
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the September 3, 2008, Regular Session.
Minutes of the September 3, 2008, Executive Session.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
a.Communication No. 2008-: Informal Advisory Opinion for Petition No. 2008-8
regarding Councilmember Emily Naeole.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a.Petition No. 2008-9: Regarding Fire Inspector Bobby Perreira, alleging that he
violated Sections 2-83 (fair treatment) and 2-84 (conflicts of interest) of the Code of
Ethics.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a.Further discussion on Section 2-85(b) of the Code of Ethics, regarding the prohibition
of contracting with former employees and retirees, and whether the Board should
pursue rewording this section to make it clearer.
b.Discussion on amending the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure regarding the
imposition of administrative fines pursuant to Ordinance 08-57.
c.Ongoing discussion on the Sunshine Law.
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
(closed to the public)
a.Review of Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms filed pursuant to Section 2-
91.1(d), Hawai‘i County Code, by County board and commission members and
designated County employees, where personal matters will be reviewed:
Board, Commission,
NamePositionor Department
1 Billie Keawekane Commissioner Transportation Commission
2 Lester Kimura Commissioner Liquor Commission
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for November 12, 2008, at
10:00 a.m. at the Department of Liquor Control’s conference room at 101 Aupuni Street,
Suite 230, Hilo.
9. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services to
participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language, interpreter, large print), please call
961-8304, ext. 101).
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a
lobbyist (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code).
A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five
hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative
or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.”
(Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code.)
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-
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Council, Ben Franklin Building, 333 Kilauea Ave., 2 Floor, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.
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