School worker to get hearing on conflict-of-interest charge

By Susan Essoyan

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 25, 2012

~~<p>The state Ethics Commission will hold its first contested case hearing since 1985 on Tuesday in Hilo in a case involving a charter school employee accused of representing both the school and his family business in financial transactions.</p>
<p>William Eric Boyd, administrative assistant at Connections Public Charter School in Hilo, is charged with violating the conflict-of-interest provisions of the state Ethics Code. State employees are prohibited from taking official action that affects a business in which they, their spouses or dependent children have a substantial financial interest.</p>
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The state Ethics Commission will hold its first contested case hearing since 1985 on Tuesday in Hilo in a case involving a charter school employee accused of representing both the school and his family business in financial transactions.

William Eric Boyd, administrative assistant at Connections Public Charter School in Hilo, is charged with violating the conflict-of-interest provisions of the state Ethics Code. State employees are prohibited from taking official action that affects a business in which they, their spouses or dependent children have a substantial financial interest. Login for more...