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�Ntv <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII •_?'' "= '� �• STATE OF HAWAII <br /> � tt OF <br /> ............... <br /> BILL NO. 72 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13- <br /> 20 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2010), RELATING TO RECORDS AND <br /> MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to align the Hawai`i County <br /> Charter with the provisions of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes with regard to meetings that may be <br /> called by the Hawai`i County Council or a County board or commission. Currently, section 92 -7 <br /> of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes contains, in part, provisions for notice of regular, special, and <br /> rescheduled meetings. Criteria for holding an emergency meeting, and provisions for notice of <br /> such meeting, are contained within section 92 -8. This ordinance initiates an amendment to the <br /> Hawaii County Charter that would repeal provisions for notice that are no longer applicable to <br /> special meetings and add reference to the Hawai`i Revised Statutes for notice of regular, special, <br /> rescheduled, and emergency meetings. <br /> SECTION 2. Article XIII, section 13 -20, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2010), <br /> is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: <br /> "(c) [The time and place of all regular meetings of the council, board or <br /> as otherwise provided in this charter, a special meeting may be called by the presiding <br /> officer of the council, board or commission when the date, time and place of such special <br /> mccting arc announced prior to adjournment of a regular meeting; otherwise a special <br /> mccting can be called only upon the publication of a notice of such meeting in at least <br /> two daily newspapers of general circulation in this county at 1 ast twenty four hours in <br /> advance of such meeting as well as via an electronic medium, such as the Internet. If the <br /> requirement with respect to publication of notice cannot be met because of insufficient <br /> time, the meeting notice shall be made by broadcasting a minimum of three <br />