Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BOARD OF ETHICS <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br /> <br />A G E N D A <br /> <br />Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. <br />Hawai‘i County Building <br />County Council Chambers <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />3. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR <br /> <br />4. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 <br /> <br />5. COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />a. 09/04/12 Memorandum Opinion by the Office of Information Practices regarding <br />“Sunshine Law Complaints about Agendas and Executive Meeting.” <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />a. Petition No. 2012-04: Initial review of petition alleging that a County officer <br />“has been very selective in … dissemination of public information and showed <br />preferential treatment to certain reporters and stonewalling others …” in <br />violation of Section 2-83(a)(3) of the Code of Ethics, that all persons shall be <br />treated in a courteous, fair and impartial manner. <br /> <br />7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />a. Further discussion on letter dated 8/31/12 to the Board of Ethics from the State <br />Office of Elections, alleging that Council Chair Dominic Yagong may be <br />inappropriately involved in the operations of the Hawai‘i County Elections Office. <br /> <br />b. Petition No. 2012-02: Review draft order dismissing the petition alleging that Zendo <br />Kern, Chair of the Windward Planning Commission, “in light of strong questionable <br />appearances to the public, should have recused himself from voting … regarding the <br />revocation of special use permit #1122” during the Planning Commission meeting of <br />5/3/12, thereby violating Sections 2-83(b)(2), 2-83(c), 2-84(e), and 2-91.1(g) of the <br />Ethics Code. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />