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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Aunroved as circulated July 21.2017
Board/Committee:
I BOARD OF ETHICS
Meeting Date
I June 16, 2017
Location
Mo`ikeha Building, Liquor Conference Room 3
Start of Meeting: 1:00 p.m.
I End of Meeting: 1:20 p.m.
Present
Vice Chair Michael Curtis; Secretary Maureen Tabura. Members: Calvin Murashige; Susan Burriss; Mia Shiraishi
Staff. Deputy County Attorney Mahealani Krafft; Boards & Commissions Office Staff. Administrative Specialist Lani Agoot;
Administrator Paula M. Morikami
Excused
Mary Tudela, Ryan de la Pena
Absent
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call To Order
Vice Chair Curtis called the meeting to order at
1:00 p.m. with 5 members present.
Approval of
Regular Open Session Minutes of May 19, 2017
Minutes
Vice Chair Curtis requested that Chair Tudela's documents referenced on
page 4 of the minutes be included in the minutes for the purposes of
disclosure and to be in line with the Sunshine Law.
On pages 7, 8 and 9, Vice Chair asked that his motion be corrected to read
"Mr. Curtis moved to refer (replacing the word defer) this question to the
County Attorney for disposition."
Vice Chair Curtis asked to correct the spelling of the word "nativity" to
Ms. Burriss moved to approve the minutes as
"naivete" on page 19.
amended. Mr. Murashige seconded the motion.
Motion carried with 5:0.
Request for
RAO 17-008 Letter dated June 5, 2017 from Housing Director Kanani Fu
requesting an advisory pinion on whether there is a conflict with her
Advisory
position and a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that has been
Opinion
tentatively awarded to 'Ae Kamali'i Preschool where her two children
attend.
Mr. Murashige recused himself from this item.
Ms. Fu was present to answer any questions presented by the Board. Ms.
Board of Ethics
Open Session
June 16, 2017 Page 2
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Burriss asked Ms. Fu if she was on the committee that selected which
programs received monies, to which Ms. Fu responded that she was not and
clarified the process for the Community Based Development Grant Program
for the Board. The grant process requires a Citizens Advisory Committee to
select program objectives every 5 years and sets up the criteria for the
scoring and ranking of the applications. The ranked applications are then
given to Ms. Fu to forward to the Mayor who is the authority of the CDBG
program. Upon approval by the Mayor, they are then forwarded to Council
for approval.
Ms. Tabura moved that the Board finds there is
no conflict of interest. Ms. Shiraishi seconded
the motion. Motion carried 4:0.
Mr. Murashi e returned to the meeting.
Executive
ES-003 Executive Session Minutes of May 19, 2017
Deputy County Krafft read: Pursuant to H.R.S
Session
§92-4, 92-9 (a) (1-4), and §92-5 (a) (2) and (4),
ES-004 Complaint received May 26, 2017 alleged unethical use of public
the purpose of this executives session is to
funds, police assets, and personnel to provide unethical and unauthorized
receive and approve Executive Session Minutes;
police motorcades and escorts.
to consider the evaluation, dismissal or
discipline of an employee or officer of the
County in which charges have been alleged
against an employee or officer where
consideration of matters affecting privacy will be
involved, provided that if the individual
concerned requests an open meeting, an open
meeting shall be held; and to consult with the
Board's legal counsel on issues pertaining to the
Board's and the County's powers, duties,
privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities as they
may relate to this item, deliberate and take such
action as appropriate.
Board of Ethics
Open Session
June 16, 2017
Page 3
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Vice Chair Curtis moved to go into Executive
Session at 1:07 p.m. Ms. Shiraishi seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Return to Open
Ratify Board of Ethics actions taken in Executive Session for items: ES-003
The meeting resumed in Open Session at 1:16
and ES-004
Session
p.m.
Mr. Murashige moved to ratify actions taken in
Executive Session. Ms. Burriss seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Disclosures
1. James Edward Guerber (Kauai Historical Preservation)
Ms. Tabura moved to receive disclosures 1 and 2
2. Kanani Brandy Housing Director)
and deem them complete. Mr. Murashige
seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Announcements
Next Meeting: Friday, July 21, 2017 — 1:00 p.m., Mo'ikeha Building, Liquor
Conference Room
Adjournment
Mr. Murashige moved to adjourn the meeting at
1:20 p.m. Ms. Burriss seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0.
Submitted by:
Lani Agoot, Administrative Specialist
( x ) Approved as circulated.
( ) Approved with amendments. See minutes of
Reviewed and Approved by:
meeting.
Michael Curtis, Vice Chair