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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I •�STATE OF HAWAI`I •pj•N4 RESOLUTION NO. 1544 2(. A RESOLUTION AMENDING RULE NOS. 9 AND 10 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I, RELATING TO VOTING AND DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST, RESPECTIVELY. WHEREAS, on December 2, 2024, the Council of the County of Hawaii (hereinafter the "Council") adopted the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai `i (hereinafter the "Rules") as provided in Resolution No. 3-25 to govern the affairs of the Council; and WHEREAS, Rule No. 16-1 provides, in part, that the Rules "may be amended at a regular Council meeting by a resolution approved by an affirmative majority vote of the entire membership of the Council"; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that Rule Nos. 9 and 10 bear further consideration and clarification; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that Rule No. 9, governing Voting, is hereby amended by amending subrule 6 to read as follows: "6. No member present shall refrain from voting [unless amber;s-ex-euwa - em voting,]; silence shall be recorded as an affirmative vote. Any member excused from voting due to a conflict of interest under Rule No. 10 shallcomply with the physical the physical recusal requirement set forth therein." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Rule No. 10, governing Disclosure of Interest, is hereby amended by amending subrule 2 to read as follows: "2. Any member who has a substantial financial and/or personal interest directly affected in any action proposed or pending before the Council or a Committee shall fnmter- ther-een.] recuse themselves in accordance with this Rule. (a) "Substantial" means an interest which is sufficient in magnitude to influence one's official action. (b) "Financial interest" means an interest held by a Council Member, his or her spouse, domestic partner, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, or grandchildren, which is: (1) An ownership interest in a business; (2) A creditor interest in an insolvent business;