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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Auuroved as circulated on 9/21/18
Board/Commission:
I BOARD OF ETHICS
Meeting Date
August 31, 2018
Location
Mo`ikeha Building, Liquor Conference Room 3
Start of Meeting: 1:00 p.m.
End of Meeting: 2:55 p.m.
Present
Chair Michael Curtis. Secretary Mia Shiraishi. Members: Susan Burriss, Mary Tudela, Dean Toyofuku, and Ryan de la Pena.
Also: Deputy County Attorney Mark Bradbury. Boards & Commissions Office Staff. Administrator Nicholas R. Courson and
Support Clerk Darcie Agaran.
Excused
Vice Chair Maureen Tabura.
Absent
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call To Order
Chair Curtis called the meeting to
order at 1:00 p.m. with six
members present which constituted
a quorum.
Approval of
Open Session Minutes of July 20, 2018
Minutes
Chair Curtis asked if there were any corrections to the minutes to which there were
none.
Mr. de la Pena moved to approve
the Open Session minutes of July
20, 2018, as circulated. Ms. Tudela
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 6:0.
Business
There was no business.
Communication
BOE 2018-11 Possible conflict of interest and recusal dated July 19, 2018, from AM l
Kaneshiro, relating to a Ma., o�ppointment to the Planning Commission
Mr. de la Pena moved to receive
BOE 2018-11. Ms. Shiraishi
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 6:0.
Executive
ES-003: BOE 2018-08 Confidential letter dated May 29 2018 from Ma or Bernard P.
Board of Ethics
Open Session
August 31, 2018
Page 2
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Session
Carvalho Jr. relating to allegations that an employee or officer of the County of Kauai
possibly violated the Code of Ethics (Ongoing)
ES-007: Executive Session Minutes of April 20, 2018, and July 20, 2018
Ms. Tudela moved to enter into
Executive Session at 1:02 p.m. Mr.
de la Pena seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6:0.
Return to Open
Ratify Board actions taken in Executive Session for items: ES-003 and ES-007
The Board resumed in Open
Session
Session at 2:46 p.m.
Mr. de la Pena moved to ratify the
actions taken in Executive Session
for ES-003 and ES-007. Ms.
Tudela seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6:0.
Disclosures
1. Felicia E. Cowden — Candidate for County Council
2. Trinette P. Kaui — Salary Commission
3. Aubrey Summers — Historic Preservation Review Commission
4. Nancy A. Kanna — Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources
Preservation Fund Commission
5. Michael C. Curtis — Board of Ethics
Ms. Burriss asked what type of situation required a new (updated) disclosure statement
to which Chair Curtis replied any change to the information required in the disclosure
statement, noting that the update is required within 30 days of the change.
Ms. Burriss asked if the death of her husband would be a cause for a new (updated)
disclosure to which Chair Curtis replied yes.
Board of Ethics
Open Session
August 31, 2018
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SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Ms. Burriss stated that she hadn't noticed it before, but the notary section of the
disclosure statement states "undated" for the document date. She noted that it would be
a good idea to revise the form to include a "date" section because the date the statement
was completed and the date the statement was filed could be years apart. Chair Curtis
agreed. Ms. Burriss recommended adding a "date" section in the disclosure statement.
Administrator Courson stated that revisions to the form was something the Board votes
on, so the recommendation would need to be placed on a future agenda for discussion in
Open Session. Ms. Burriss asked if it wouldn't be a clerical change to which
Administrator Courson replied that it was a clerical change; however, it would be treated
like any other revision to the form.
Chair Curtis proposed to place it on the next agenda.
Administrator Courson stated that the notary indicates when the disclosure statement
was notarized. Ms. Burriss noted that that could be when the person finally went to the
bank to get it notarized. Administrator Courson replied true, but the form should be
signed in front of a notary.
Administrator Courson added that if four board members are in favor of revising the
disclosure statement, the revision will be made. Chair Curtis noted that he would vote
against it. Administrator Courson explained that that was why it's placed on the agenda
because different people have different feelings.
Ms. Burriss apologized for bringing up the revision (because there was a lot that would
go into revising the disclosure statement) and rescinded her recommendation to add a
"date" section.
Chair Curtis entertained a motion to deem Disclosures 1 through 4 complete.
Mr. de la Pena moved to deem
Disclosures 1 through 4 complete.
Ms. Burriss seconded the motion.
Board of Ethics
Open Session
August 31, 2018
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SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Motion carried 6:0.
Chair Curtis entertained a motion to deem Disclosure 5 complete.
Ms. Burriss moved to deem
Disclosure 5 complete. Mr. de la
Pena seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5:0:1 (Abstention -Chair
Curtis).
Announcements
Next Meeting. Friday, September 21, 2018 — 1:00 p.m., Mo`ikeha Building, Liquor
Conference Room 3
Adjournment
Ms. Burriss moved to adjourn. Mr.
de la Pena seconded the motion.
Motion carried 6:0.
Chair Curtis adjourned the meeting
at 2:55 p.m.
Submitted by:
Darcie Agaran, Staff Support Clerk
() Approved as circulated.
() Approved with amendments. See minutes of
Reviewed and Approved by:
meeting.
Michael Curtis, Chair