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Home My WebLink About2018-03-19 Board of Ethics agenda tV Os� :;/! *---. le ', BOARD OF ETHICS, County of Hawaii =- _ 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 s— < Tel. No. (808) 961-8251 AGENDA March 19, 2018— 10:00 a.m. County of Hawaii Hawai`i County Building Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 .p c c 1. CALL TO ORDER N.) C' :q : 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS. .. Sym 3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 13, 2018:4) -- 4. COMMUNICATION a. Letter from a member of the public dated February 13, 2018 requesting that the Hawai'i County Board of Ethics conduct an investigation as to whether a Hawaii Council Member violated the Hawai'i County Code of Ethics. 5. NEW BUSINESS b. Petition No. 2018-03: Request for an Informal Advisory Opinion from a County Officer to determine whether there is a conflict of interest by introducing certain legislation before the Hawai'i County Council. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Petition No. 2018-01: Request for an Informal Advisory Opinion from a County Officer or employee, to determine whether he can start an engineering firm to serve outer islands. (Closed hearing requested) 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 Hawaii, 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 Hawaii 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. 1 a. Review of the executive session minutes of February 13, 2018. 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 Milton D. Pavao Commissioner Salary Commission 2 Neil Erickson Plans Examining DPW- Building Mg. 3 Merrick Nishimoto Civil Engineer III DPW-Engineering 4 Steven R. Tossmann Plumbing Inspector DPW-Building 5 Grace Reinhard Member Tax Review Board 6 William S. Member Merit Appeals Board Chillingworth 7 Carl A. Carlson, Jr. Commissioner Police Commission 8 Nathan J. Chong Electrical Inspector DPW-Building 9 Chris Domino Building Inspector DPW-Building 10 Bonnie Sophia Nims * Legislative Auditor Legislative Auditor 11 Brandon Pearsall* Electrical Engineer II DPW- Building 12 Stafford Akoni* Sup. Project DPW- Building Construction Insp. 13 David Abelaye* Sup. Bldg. Insp. DPW- Building 14 George W. Campbell* Commissioner Salary Commission 15 Barbara Nobriga * Commissioner Leeward Planning Comm. 16 Keith F. Unger* Commissioner Leeward Planning Comm. 17 Robert A. Becker* Chair Fire Commission 18 Warren Arakaki* Commissioner Liquor Commission 19 Donovan Akau* Building Inspector DPW-Building 20 Kerwyn Tokeshi* Sr. Proj. Construction DPW- Engineering Inspector 21 Troy B. Haspe* Electrical Inspector DPW-Building 22 Todd L. Spencer* Plumbing Inspector DPW-Building 23 Juliette Tulang* Chair Merit Appeals Board 24 Rick S. Uchida * Electrical Inspector DPW- Building 25 Conrad Y. Alicuben* Building Inspector DPW- Building 26 Luis M. Chavira* Building Inspector DPW-Building 27 Wesley Takai Member Board of Review 28 Florence K. Ikeda * Commissioner Salary Commission 29 Leningrad Elarionoff* Member Water Board 30 Scott Susman * Commissioner Fire Commission 31 Wayne K. Saiki* Sup. Electrical Insp. DPW-Building 2 32 Jak Hu* Commissioner Police Commission 33 Keith Morioka* Chair Police Commission 34 James Higgins* Commissioner Salary Commission 35 Paul P. Paiva Commissioner Police Commission 36 Arthur Taniguchi* Commissioner Liquor Commission 37 Samuel-Dennis K. Building Inspector DPW-Building Lee 38 Jessica Andrews Bldg. Plans Examiner DPW-Building 39 Barbara J. Kossow Dpty. Managing Dir. Office of Management 40 Owen K. Okamoto Building Inspector DPW-Building 41 Colleen J. Pasco Commissioner Police Commission 42 Arthur F. Buckman Commissioner Police Commission 43 Maija Jackson Planner VI Planning Department 44 Tracy P. Pokipala Plumber Inspector DPW- Building 45 Thomas Raffipiy Commissioner Windward Planning Comm 46 Dawn Raymond Commissioner Liquor Commission 47 John Roy Replogle Commissioner Planning Commission 48 Wayne K. De Luz Commissioner Police Commission *Re-review 8. DISCUSSION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. 9. DISCUSSION REGARDING CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE. 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for April 12, 2018 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. 11. ADJOURNMENT �jj 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),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. 3