Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> summary to the clerk within ten working days of receipt of the alternative language. The <br /> clerk shall accept the proposed revision as the final language. <br /> <br /> (g) If the language of the proposed ordinance is found to be within the power of initiative or <br /> referendum of the County of Hawaii, within [frve] ten working days of finalization of <br /> the petition form, ballot title, ballot question and ballot summary, the clerk shall: <br /> <br /> (1) Submit them to the council for informational purposes utilizing the council's rules <br /> and procedures; and <br /> <br /> (2) Give notice to the committee of: <br /> (A) The final petition form, ballot title, ballot question, and ballot summary; <br /> (B) The deadline date set by the State of Hawaii Elections Office for the <br /> submission of the ballot title, ballot question, and ballot summary; <br /> (C) The number of signatures required for a certificate of sufficiency; and <br /> (D) A timeline that gives dates at which submissions and specific actions shall <br /> occur. <br /> <br /> (h) Within thirty working days after the filing of an initiative or referendum petition, the <br /> clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition. During this thirty <br /> day period, the committee may continue to gather signatures. <br /> <br /> (i) As soon as a certificate is completed, the clerk shall notify the committee of the contents <br /> of the certificate. If a petition is certified sufficient, the clerk shall present the certificate <br /> to the county council at the first council meeting where it can be legally agendized. <br /> <br /> (j) If the clerk certifies a petition insufficient, the certificate shall show the particulars <br /> wherein the petition is defective. If a majority of the committee chooses to continue to <br /> collect signatures, then the committee shall within twenty working days after receipt of <br /> the clerk's certificate of insufficiency, file a supplemental petition. The supplemental <br /> petition shall be governed by the same requirements as the original petition. <br /> <br /> (k) Within fifteen working days from the filing of a supplemental petition, the clerk shall <br /> complete a second certificate as to the sufficiency of the supplemental petition. <br /> Thereafter, the procedural requirements for the supplemental petition shall be the same as <br /> that for the original petition. <br /> <br /> (1) If a majority of the committee does not choose to amend a petition or collect additional <br /> signatures, the clerk shall present the certificate to the county council at the first council <br />