HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-13 Board of Ethics Agenda 41, BOARD OF ETHICS, County of Hawaii
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AGENDA
May 13, 2015—9:00 a.m.
County of Hawaii
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
(NOTE: THE BOARD MAY TAKE A LUNCH BREAK CLOSE TO THE NOON HOUR.)
3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF APRIL 8, 2015.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Election of Officers (Chair and Vice Chair)
b. Discussion regarding Mayor William P. Kenoi's obligation to file Gift Disclosure
Statements from January 2009 through April 2015 as required by Section 2-91.5
(Reporting of gifts) of the Hawai`i County Code.
c. Petition No. 2015-03: Initial review of petition alleging that a County officer
violated Sections 14-1 (Enactment and Policy), 14-2 (Standards), and 14-4 of the
County Charter (Code of Ethics) by using the officer's p-Card "as a special
privilege to obtain goods and services: from various merchants and vendors,
which is a"conflict of interest in serious breach of"the highest standards of
ethical conduct." Petition also alleges that another County officer is in violation
by continuing to allow the first officer to do so.
d. Petition No. 2014-08: Initial review of petition alleging that County
officers or employees are in violation of Section 2-83(a)(3) of the County Code of
Ethics because "I was denied courteous, fair and impartial treatment" and"[m]y
interest is to expose an enterprise of organized public corruption within the
Hawai`i County Government."
e. Review of Gift Disclosure Statement received from the following County officer
or employee.
(1) Bobby-Jean Leithead-Todd
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Resolution 2015-01: Review draft informal advisory opinion regarding the
hearing into allegations of misconduct brought by Mariner Revell against the
Coalition of Tobacco Free Hawai`i, pursuant to Rule 5.2(a) of the Rules of
Practice and Procedures of the Board of Ethics.
6. 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 April 8, 2015.
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 Mike A. Stroud Building Inspector Aid Public Works
2 Scott F. Church Commissioner Leeward Planning
Commission
3 Rodney Watanabe* Chair Liquor Commission
4 Rodney Watanabe* Member Board of Appeals
5 Peggy K. Hilton Commissioner Police Commission
6 Ernest Texeira Real Property Appraiser I Real Property Tax Office
7 Barbara Nobriga* Commissioner Leeward Planning
Commission
*Re-review
7. DISCUSSION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND
PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
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8. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for July 8, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. at the Hawai`i County Building, Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,
Hawai`i 96720 or at another location to be determined.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (hereinafter"HRS") §92-3.5,
the Board of Ethics will be conducting this meeting via videoconferencing. If for technical or
other unanticipated circumstances the video/audio stream between Kohala and Hilo is lost for
more than a short period of time, the scheduled meeting will be terminated. Board Members will
be present at the Hilo location. Public attendance and testimony will be available at the
following locations:
* Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,Hawaii 96720
* Coordinated Services for the Elderly (former Bank of Hawaii Building)
54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway
Kapaau, Hawaii 96755
ElNOTE: 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),Hawaii 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),Hawaii County Code.)
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council,25 Aupuni Street,
Hilo,Hawaii 96720.
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