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RULE NO. 4 OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES 1. Officers. The officers of the Council shall consist of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who shall perform the duties prescribed by law and these rules. Each shall be elected by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council and serve at its pleasure. Any vacancy shall be filled in like manner. 2. Presiding Officer. The Chairperson of the Council shall be the Presiding Officer of the Council and have the right to vote as other members. In the absence or disability of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall act as the Presiding Officer. In the absence or disability of both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, the Council shall elect from among its members a temporary presiding officer and the Finance Committee Chairperson shall serve as the Chairperson Pro Tempore for purposes of presiding over the election. It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to: (a) Open all meetings of the Council at the appointed hour by taking the chair and calling the Council to order. (b) Call for the approval of the minutes of the preceding meeting. (c) Maintain order and proper decorum and reasonably administer the receipt of oral and written testimony in accordance with these rules. The Chairperson shall not engage in debate or discussion of any issue unless first relinquishing the chair to the Vice Chairperson. (d) Announce the business before the Council in the order prescribed by these rules and the results of any Council vote. (e) Sign all documents and authenticate all official acts of the Council as required. (f) Receive all reports, communications, bills, resolutions, and other items from the public, the Mayor, various departments of the government, and individual Council Members, and immediately make the proper referrals of these matters to the Council or to the appropriate Committee Chairperson(s). All communications shall be numbered and made available to the public, except as otherwise provided by law. (Section 13- 20(a), Hawaii County Charter) (g) Authorize (approve or deny) requests for items to be waived to the Council agenda upon written approval of the Committee Chairperson. 5