Local businessman Peter Adler was appointed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell today to fill the vacant post on the seven-member Honolulu Ethics Commission.

Adler, a longtime conflict resolution specialist, will replace Katy Chen, whose term expired at the end of 2015.

The five-year appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council.

The commission’s makeup is being closely watched after Executive Director Chuck Totto was placed on an unpaid one-month leave after an investigation found internal management and personnel issues.

After Totto returned, the commission directed attorneys and investigators with its staff to complete daily work time sheets detailing their tasks in six-minute increments.