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<br /> <br /> <br /> LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH us w Lorraine Acdal - 961-8564 <br /> BRANCH Susan Caseria- 961-8387 <br /> 46t y. Jon Henricks - 961-8580 <br /> <br /> Mailing Address:? i` <br /> (Former County Building) rF ar;4, Business Address: <br /> 25 Aupuni Street 333 Kilauea Avenue, Second Floor <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Ben Franklin Building <br /> County of Hawaii Hilo. Hawaii 96720 <br /> Office of the County Clerk <br /> Facsimile: (808) 961-8572 Email: laedaloco.hawaii.hi.us; scaseriaa co.hawaii.htus; ihenrickc(rc~Eti hawau.~irus <br /> <br /> G <br /> August 12, 2009 <br /> <br /> TO: J Yoshimoto, Chair i <br /> and Members of the Hawaii County Council r J <br /> <br /> FROM: Jon Henricks, Legislative Speciali <br /> <br /> RE: Bill 64: Rationale for Proposed Amendments to the Hawaii County Code, Relating to <br /> the Conversion from a Singular Planning Commission to Windward and Leeward <br /> Planning Commissions <br /> <br /> The Legislative Research Branch provides for your perusal a listing of the rationale for each <br /> proposed amendment to the Hawaii County Code as provided in Bill 64, relating to the Hawaii <br /> County Charter amendment that created windward and leeward planning commissions. <br /> <br /> Amendment 1, SECTION 2, which amends section 2-27 of the Hawaii County Code <br /> (HCC): <br /> Subsection (a) brings the HCC into conformance with the new provisions of the Hawaii <br /> County Charter (Charter). <br /> For matters pertaining to the Geothermal asset fund, subsection (b), the planning <br /> department confirmed that only the windward planning commission would apply, due to <br /> the geographical nature of this issue. <br /> <br /> <br /> Amendment 2, SECTION 3, which amends section 2-28 of the HCC: <br /> Explained in "purpose" section of bill. <br /> Mimics original Code language that pertained to a single commission as now applied to <br /> two commissions. <br /> For any joint meeting of the commissions, quorum requirements are resolved by <br /> requiring a majority from each commission to be present, to effectuate at least the <br /> potential for equal representation from both commissions for any joint meeting. <br /> (Four members constitute a majority of each commission.) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. No. 2=5 3 - <br /> <br /> 2-Serving the Interests of the People of Our island Ref. To: <br /> Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Dole ~l]G lyq 98110 <br />