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Home My WebLink About2014-04-09 Board of Ethics agenda BOARD OF ETHICS, County of Hawai‘i 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Tel. No. (808) 961-8251 A G E N D A April 9, 2014 - 10:00 a.m. County of Hawai‘i Aging and Disability Resource Center 1055 Kino‘ole Street, Suite 101 ADRC Training Room Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 12, 2014 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. Correspondence to the Board dated March 10, 2014 from Duane Kanuha, Planning Director, requesting that the Board expedite their findings regarding the representation of Petitioner by a former County employee before the Windward Planning Commission. b. Correspondence to the Board dated March 12, 2014 from the Cost of Government Commission requesting feedback. 5. NEW BUSINESS a.Petition No. 2013-10: Initial review of petition alleging that a County Officer or Employee is in violation of Section 2-83 of the Code of Ethics because he “has not treated us in a courteous, fair and impartial manner” and “used a county vehicle for other than a public activity or purpose”. b. Petition No. 2014-02: Request for informal advisory opinion from the Deputy County Clerk, to determine whether there would be any conflict or impediments to her running for County Council while continuing to serve as Deputy County Clerk. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Petition Nos. 2014-01: Informal hearing of petition by Michael Drutar and whether the Department of Finance may find a violation of the Code of Ethics and sanction on the basis of that finding. 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION With reference to the agenda item listed below, one or more executive meetings are anticipated. In particular, the Board of Ethics anticipates it may consider the evaluation, dismissal, or disciplining of an officer or employee of the County of Hawai‘i, where considerations of matters affecting privacy will be involved. The Board may also consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. Therefore, pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (“HRS”) Sections 92-5(a)(2), 92-5(a)(4), and 92-6(a)(2), the following items may be considered in Executive Session. a. Review of the executive session minutes of February 12, 2014. b.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: Name Position County Agency 1 David Abelaye Building Inspector Public Works Dept. 2 Douglass Adams Member Board of Ethics 3 Wallace Adviento Plumbing Inspector Public Works Dept. 4 Donovan Akau Building Inspector Public Works Dept. 5 Armando Alvarez Construction Inspector Public Works Dept. 6 Daryn Arai Planning Program Manager Planning Dept. 7 Russell M. Arikawa Member Water Board 8 Shannon Arquitola Real Property Appraiser IV Finance Dept. 9 Rodney Astrande Supervising Plumbing Public Works Dept. Inspector 10 Dean Au Commissioner Board of Appeals 11 Bernard Balsis, Jr. Vice Chair Board of Ethics 12 Deanne Bugado Planner V Planning Dept. 13 Nancy Carr Smith Member Board of Appeals 14 Edward Cheplic Planner V Planning Dept. 15 Colin Childs Planner III Planning Dept. 16 Nathan J. Chong Electrical Inspector Public Works Dept. 17 Frank Commendador Commissioner Board of Appeals 18 Maija Cottle Planner IV Planning Dept. 19 Tina Crosby Building Inspector Aid Public Works Dept. 2 20 Rodney Crusat Building Inspector Public Works Dept. 21 Jeffrey Dansdill Purchasing Agent Finance Dept. 22 Angela Debina Building Inspector Public Works Dept. 23 Brian DeLima Member Salary Commission Merit Appeals Board 24 John Dill Vice Chair Environmental Mgmt. Commission 25 Michael Drutar Real Property Appraiser II Finance Dept. 26 Terry Dunlap Planner IV Planning Dept. 27 Kiran Emler Civil Engineer Public Works Dept. 28 Leinaala Enos Commissioner Liquor Commission 29 Stephen Frendo Liquor Investigator II Liquor Control Dept. 30 Sidney Fuke Member Liquor Commission 31 Susan Gagorik Planning Program Manager Planning Dept. 32 Geraldine Giffin Commissioner Planning Commission 33 Kelly Gomes Civil Engineer V Public Works Dept. 34 Robert Gomes, Sr. Commissioner Police Commission 35 Ron Gonzales Commissioner Windward Planning Commission 36 David Greenwell Commissioner Water Commission 37 Jerry Hamamoto Chair Pension Board 38 Troy Haspe Electrical Inspector Public Works Dept. 39 Warren Haspe Assistant Electrical Public Works Dept. Inspector 40 Charles Heaukulani Commissioner Windward Planning Commission 41 David Heaukulani Member Pension Board 42 Arne Henricks Member Board of Ethics 43 Neal Herbert Commissioner Transportation Commission 44 Glen Hisashima Member Board of Ethics 45 Jonathan Holmes Planner VI Planning Dept. 46 Dori Ann Hoohuli Real Property Appraiser IV Finance Dept. 47 Duane Hosaka Commissioner Transportation Commission 48 Celeste Hua Construction Inspector Public Works Dept. 49 Ellsworth Hulihee, Jr. Real Property Appraiser IV Finance Dept. 50 Burton Hunter Investigator III Liquor Control Dept. 51 Florence Ikeda Member Pension Board 3 52 Dwayne Inouye Supervising Building Public Works Dept. Inspector 53 Brenda Iokepa-Moses Member Water Board 54 Harris Iwaoka Plumbing Inspector Public Works Dept. 55 Rex Jitchaku Real Property Appraiser III Finance Dept. 56 Keita Jo Real Property Appraiser III Finance Dept. 57 Sally Kaaiakamanu Real Property Appraiser IV Finance Dept. 58 Gary Kahoohanohano Supervising Electrical Public Works Dept. Inspector 59 Mark Kaminski Liquor Investigator Liquor Control Dept. 60 Kenneth Kaneshiro Member Water Board 61 Kelvin Kelii Electrical Inspector Public Works Dept. 62 Jubilee Kuewa Member Merit Appeals Board 63 Pudding Lassiter Commissioner Salary Commission 64 Anne Lee Commissioner Environmental Mgmt. Commission 65 Burce Lim Commissioner Environmental Mgmt. Commission 66 Bryan Lindsey Member Liquor Adjudication Board 67 Bennett Mark Planning Program Manager Planning Dept. 68 Joy Matsumoto Supervising Building Public Works Dept. Inspector 69 Angie Rachael Real Property Appraiser V Finance Dept. Metriyakool 70 Kalani Mills Liquor Investigator Liquor Control Dept. 71 Myles Miyasato Member Windward Planning Commission 71 Byron Moku Commissioner Fire Commission 72 Steve Morifuji Administrative Officer Liquor Control Dept. 73 Keith Morioka Member Police Commission 74 Dwayne Mukai Commissioner Liquor Commission 75 Raylene Moses Commissioner Planning Commission 76 Trina Nahm-Mijo Commissioner Environmental Management Commission 77 Lisa Nahoopii (Miura) Assistant Real Property Finance Dept. Tax Administrator 4 78 George Nahuina Member Merit Appeals Board 79 Kathy Nakashima Building Inspector Aid Public Works Dept. 80 Rosalind Newlon Planner V Planning Dept. 81 Barbara Nobriga Commissioner Leeward Planning Commission 82 Robert Northrop Construction Inspector Public Works Dept. 83 Kenneth Obenski Member Transportation Commission 84 Claude Onizuka Vice Chair Liquor Adjudication Board 85 Stephen Ono Commissioner Planning Commission 86 Jaime Ortiz Nava Appraiser V Finance Dept. 87 June Rabago Member Merit Appeals Board 88 Matthew Radmilovic Real Property Appraiser III Finance Dept. 89 Thomas Randle Commissioner Environmental Management Commission 90 Wayne Saiki Supervising Electrical Public Works Dept. Inspector 91 Lori Shikuma Buyer III Finance Dept. 92 Bryson Silva Assistant Plumbing Public Works Dept. Inspector 93 Charlie Silvano Electrical Inspector Public Works Dept. 94 Stanley Sitko Real Property Tax Finance Dept. Administrator 95 Riley Smith Commissioner Liquor Commission 96 Everette Souza Member Liquor Adjudication Board 97 Marcella Stroh Vice Chair Salary Commission 98 Lawrence Suenishi Buyer I Finance Department 99 Guillerma Sumera Member Pension Board 100 Michael Sumja Commissioner Salary Commission 101 William Takaba Commissioner Liquor Commission 102 Doris Taketa Building Inspector Public Works Dept. 103 Toby Taniguchi Commissioner Fire Commission 104 Tod Tanimoto Building Inspector Public Works Dept. 105 Mary Ann Real Property Tax Finance Dept. Todd-Waller Appraiser IV 106 Steven Tossmann Plumbing Inspector Public Works Dept. 107 Jay Uyeda Member Water Board 5 108 Marilyn Veincent Appraiser Finance Dept. 109 Leroy Victorine Commissioner Police Commission 110 Wendy Waipa Commissioner Fire Commission 111 Sherman Warner Commissioner Environmental Mgmt. Commission 112 Rodney Watanabe Commissioner Liquor Commission 113 Rodney Watanabe Member Board of Appeals 114 Arlene Waugh Member Pension Board 115 Thomas Whittemore Commissioner Leeward Planning Commission 116 Steve Wilhelm Procurement & Finance Dept. Specifications Specialist 117 Jan Yokoyama Chair Liquor Adjudication Board 118 Dwayne Yoshina Member Board of Appeals 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for May 14, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the County Building at 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1501, Hilo, or at another location to be determined. 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-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720. 6