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~v,or y._ Phone: (808)326-5421 BRENDA J FORD Fax: (808)329-4786 Council Member E-Mail: bford@co.hawaii.hi.us District 7 - Central Kona o HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Kailua Trade Center 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 DATE: March 10, 2008 TO: Pete Hoffmann, Chairperson, and Members of the Hawaii County Council ~i FROM: Brenda J. Ford, Council Member, SUBJECT: Transmitting Four Proposed Amendments to Bill 257, Relating to a Charter Amendment to Article XI - Initiative and Referendum Attached please find four separate proposed amendments to Bill 257, relating to a Charter amendment to Article XI - Initiative and Referendum. For illustrative purposes, proposed amendments to the existing language of Bill 257, have been bolded and ramseyered below. I request that each of these four proposed amendments be deliberated and duly voted on individually. 1. Item one proposes amendments to sections 11-1, 11-4, 11-7, and 11-8 of the proposed amendments to the charter, as well as SECTION 5 of Bill 257. As amended, these provisions would read as follows: "Section 11-1. Powers of Initiative and Referendum. (a) The power of voters to propose ordinances or to amend existing ordinances shall be the initiative power. (b) The power of voters to approve or reject ordinances by election shall be the referendum power." "Section 11-4. Initiative and Referendum Process (a) The clerk shall provide the committee with a sample petition form upon request. Comm. No. • R Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. To: Ref. Date MAR 1 9nna Aawat`i County Is An Eaual Opportunity Provider And Em0/over ^