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RULE NO. 1 <br />INITIAL CONVENING OF THE COUNCIL <br />1. When the time specified by law arrives for the first convening of the newly <br />elected Council and until such time as the Chairperson and Presiding Officer shall be elected, <br />the Mayor shall preside at such meeting, provided that the Mayor shall not have a vote. <br />(Section 3-6, Hawaii County Charter) <br />2. The Mayor shall call the meeting to order and appoint a temporary Clerk. <br />3. The Mayor shall then appoint a Credentials Committee of not less than three <br />members. The Credentials Committee shall immediately examine the credentials of the Council <br />Members -elect. If the credentials are in order, the Credentials Committee shall so report. The <br />Mayor, as the temporary Chairperson, shall then request a motion to elect the Chairperson of <br />the Council. <br />4. Immediately after being elected, the Chairperson shall assume the position of the <br />Presiding Officer, and the Council shall then elect the Vice Chairperson of the Council and <br />appoint the County Clerk as provided by Section 3-6, Hawaii County Charter. The Council shall <br />then adopt the Council rules of procedure and appoint the Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons <br />of the standing committees by resolution. <br />5. The rules of procedure shall become effective upon adoption and shall remain in <br />effect until amended or revised as provided herein. <br />