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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013_1220_Minutes Open_APPROVED COUNTY OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION Approved as circulated 1/17/14 Board/Committee: BOARD OF ETHICS Meeting Date I December 20, 2013 Location Mo`ikeha Building, Liquor Conference Room 3 Start of Meeting: 1 :01 p.m. End of Meeting: 1 : 15 p.m. Present Vice-Chair Calvin Murashige; Secretary Warren Perry; Members: Kurt Akamine; Mark Hubbard; Brad Nagano; Paul Weil Staff: Deputy County Attorney Nicholas Courson; Boards & Commissions Office: Support Clerk Barbara Davis; Administrator Paula Morikami; Administrative Aide Teresa Tamura Excused Chair Kathy Clark Absent SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Call To Order Vice-Chair Murashige called the meeting to order at 1 :01 p.m. with 6 members present. Approval of Regular Open Session Minutes of November 15, 2013 Mr. Nagano moved to approve the minutes as Minutes circulated. Mr. Hubbard seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 : 1 (Abstain-Weil) Business BOE 2013- 13 Election of Chair. Vice-Chair, and Secretary for 2014 Mr. Nagano nominated Mr. Murashige as Chair. Mr. Weil seconded the motion. It was moved and seconded to close nominations. Motion carried 5: 1 (Abstain-Murashige) Mr. Weil nominated Mr. Perry as Vice-Chair. Mr. Akamine seconded the motion. It was moved and seconded to close nominations. Motion carried 5 : 1 (Abstain-Perry) Mr. Akamine nominated Mr. Nagano as Secretary. Mr. Nagano nominated Ms. Clark as Secretary. It was moved and seconded to close nominations. Motion to confirm Mr. Nagano carried 5: 1 BOE 2013- 14 Approval of Meeting Schedule for 2014 Board of Ethics Open Session December 20, 2013 Page 2 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Vice-Chair Murashige noted that currently the meetings are scheduled for the 3`d Friday of the month at 1:00 p.m. and asked if there were any objections to the schedule. Mr. Weil stated that he does not like meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Fridays. Mr. Nagano said the Board used to have the meetings in the morning but that did not fit Chair Clark's schedule and questioned if it would be advantageous to anyone to again have the meetings in the morning. Mr. Weil replied yes; the contra-flow is on and traffic is not nearly as bad. It was noted that it still might present some problems with Ms. Clark's schedule but she would not be the Chair. Vice- Chair Murashige said it has been suggested that the meetings be held on Fridays during the morning, subject to further discussion at the January meeting when Ms. Clark returns. Mr. Perry made the motion to change the meeting time to 9:00 a.m. based on the dates submitted in the schedule. Mr. Nagano seconded the motion. Motion carried 6:0 Disclosure a. Mason Kamalani Chock, Sr. (County Council Member) Mr. Perry moved to accept the disclosure and deem it complete. Mr. Akamine seconded the motion. Motion carried 6:0 Attorney Courson requested that ES-019 as relates to a Briefing by the County Attorney on the constitutionality of Charter Section 20.02 D relative to the first amendment be deferred to the January meeting. ES-018: Regular Executive Session Minutes of November 15, 2013 With no questions or discussion of the Executive Session Minutes, Mr. Hubbard moved to approve the minutes as circulated during Open Session. Mr. Perry seconded the motion. Motion carried 4:2 (Abstain—Weil, Akamine) Announcements Next Meeting, Friday, January 17, 2014—9:00 a.m., Liquor Conference Room Adjournment Vice-Chair Murashige adjourned the meeting at 1:15 p.m. Board of Ethics Open Session December 20, 2013 Page 3 Submitted by: Reviewed and Approved by: Barbara Davis, Staff Support Clerk Calvin Murashige, Vice-Chair ( ) Approved as circulated. ( ) Approved with amendments. See minutes of meeting.