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Vice President to President Mansho, dated October 7, 1997; and communication from David Raatz, Maui OCS, to Andrew Sekine, Honolulu OCS, dated November 6, 1997). These proposals were referred to the counties for consideration. B. HSAC Legislative Policy Statement The purpose of this item is to act on a draft of the 1998 HSAC Legislative Program Policy Statement. See communication from President Mansho to Executive Committee members, dated August 26, 1997. The Counties of Kauai and Hawaii have both adopted the proposed 1998 HSAC Policy Statement. The Honolulu City Council will be discussing this matter on 11/21/97. Maui County, on the other hand, has amended the Policy Statement. The Executive Committee reviewed the proposed amendments as submitted by Maui County and concurred with the intent of its provision 9 and accordingly agreed to limit HSAC officers or designees to testifying only on proposals which are in the HSAC Legislative Package. As to provision l0 relating to informal polling, because of conflicts with the provisions of the Honolulu Charter and of potential conflicts with our "Sunshine" Law, the Executive Committee could not support this particular provision. The remainder of the provisions related to procedures for ensuring efficient communications with respect to legislative matters affecting the counties. It was noted by the Executive Committee that each of the counties already have their respective procedures for notification and the sharing of information. Recognizing Maui's proposed amendments, and the fact that the City Council had once been a proponent of limiting what HSAC officers or designees could testify on, the Executive Committee revised the 1998 HSAC Legislative Program Policy Statement to read as follows: "1998 HSAC LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM POLICY STATEMENT The Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) shall be guided by the following policies during the 1998 legislative session: 1. The Executive Committee shall determine the strategy for HSAC's efforts during the Legislature. 2. An HSAC officer or designee shall testify before the Legislature on proposals in the 1998 HSAC Legislative Package." President Mansho will notify Maui County that after a review of Maui's proposed Communications Policy Statement, the Executive Committee has drafted a revised 1998 HSAC Legislative Program Policy Statement for consideration by the association. 3