2014-01-08 Board of Ethics agenda

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A G E N D A January 8, 2014 - 10:00 a.m. Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1501 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 11, 2013 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Petition No. 2013-09: Request for informal advisory opinion from the Director of the Department of Liquor Control, to determine whether there would be any conflict or impediments to his serving as a per diem district court judge in the Third Circuit, while continuing to serve as the Director of Liquor Control. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Petition Nos. 2013-05 and 2013-06: Informal hearing of petition by Michael Drutar alleging that County employees Mary Ann Todd-Waller and Marilyn Veincent are in violation of Section 2-84(a)(1) of the Code of Ethics because the employees have been assigned to appraise their own properties and set the assessed value of the land of their primary residences. b. Petition No. 2013-07: Review draft order dismissing the petition by Michael Drutar alleging that County employee Jaime Ortiz Nava “may possibly” be in violation of Sections 2-84(a) and 2-84(d) of the Code of Ethics because he represents the County of Hawai‘i in tax appeals and his wife “represent[s] tax payers against the County of Hawai‘i at Tax Appeals, for compensation.” c. Petition No. 2013-04: Review draft order dismissing petition from Eric Weinert alleging that Councilmember Brenda Ford was in violation of Section 2-84 (conflicts of interest) of the Code of Ethics because of her participation in Bills 109 and 113, “both impacting and putting papaya growers out of business as conventional farmers while claiming to grow non-GMO papaya on 1/4 acre at her farm.” d. Petition 2013-08: Review draft informal advisory opinion requested by William Hanson regarding his involvement with the Big Island Amateur Radio Club and his employment as an administrative officer with the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.