BIL 268 Draft 01 2004-2006 - Laserfiche WebLink

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• It empowers decision -makers to make informed and concise public policy. • It satisfies the county council's fiduciary responsibility to reach out to every segment of the public to provide its citizens fair and equitable access to government through just and equitable public processes. SECTION 2. Article III, Section 3-7 of the Hawaii County Charter (2000), is amended to read as follows: "Section 3-7. Meetings; Rules and Journal; Voting and Quorum. The county council shall meet regularly at least twice in every month at such times and places as shall be established by the rule of the council_[, and Fneet at least quai4erl , in the judicial district of North Kona or Seuth-Kena.] The county council shall hold regular meetings in East Hawaii on odd -numbered months (January, March May July, September and November) and shall hold regular meetings in West Hawaii on even -numbered months (February, April, June, August, October and December). The council shall determine its rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings, which shall be a public record, in which the ayes and noes shall be entered as required by this charter or at any other time upon the demand of any member. The affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership shall be necessary for council action. A majority of the entire membership of the council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members. Whenever the term "entire membership" appears in this charter pertaining to council voting, it means the entire membership of nine members, even if there are vacancies." SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the provision or the application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared severable. SECTION 5. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this council, by appropriate resolution, shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawaii county for approval at the next 2006 general election.