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Home My WebLink AboutRES 097 Draft 01 2012-2014 �;NSY OF M��i'. •�,Idlg COUNTY OF HAWAII - •_��' ! • STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 97 13 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING RULE NO. 9, RELATING TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. WHEREAS, the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai`i ("the Rules") govern the affairs of the Council of the County of Hawai`i ("Council"); and WHEREAS, the Rules were duly adopted as provided in Resolution No. 4-12, Draft 2, during the initial convening of the Council on December 3, 2012; and WHEREAS, Rule No. 9 should be amended to simplify the format of the Committee reports in order to save time and resources; and WHEREAS, the language in Rule No. 9 to be deleted is bracketed and stricken and language to be added is underscored, as indicated in the attached Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, Exhibit B is the Committee report for Bill No. 294 (2010-2012 Council term), Exhibit C is Bill No. 294 that provides the information that is used in Exhibits B and D, and Exhibit D is an example of how the Committee report would look for Bill No. 294 if Rule No. 9 is amended; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Rule No. 9 of the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai`i is hereby amended as indicated in the attached Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this amendment shall take effect upon approval. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall provide to all appropriate parties those pages of the Rules that have been amended to replace the pages of the Rules made obsolete by the adoption of this resolution. Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2013. INTRODUCED BY: ex_r_siet.... COUNCIL MEMB R, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF FORD I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA County of Hawai`i on KERN ONISHI ATTEST: POINDEXTER WILLE YOSHIMOTO Reference: C-225/Council COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 97 13 2 EXHIBIT A RULE NO. 9 COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Standing committees shall report as necessary or as required on matters referred to them. 2. Whenever any matter is referred to a Committee, it shall be the duty of such Committee to make diligent inquiry into all of the facts and circumstances that may be connected to such matter. The Corporation Counsel, department heads, and other County employees may be consulted, witnesses may be summoned and examined, documents and records requested and researched and, as may be permitted by law, everything done to bring all facts pertaining to such matters before the Committee. 3. [ - •- - . -- - . - . - • • . state the findings of fact and conclusions based thereon, together with a clear recommendation as The report shall contain the communication number and, when applicable, its respective bill or resolution number; the date and location of the meeting; the title of the bill, resolution, or communication; a one-sentence explanation of the matter; and the Committee vote by individual to move this matter forward to the Council with a positive or negative recommendation. The report of a Committee on any matter shall be signed by its Chairperson. 4. The report of a Committee on a bill or resolution shall state clearly the amendments[;] by communication number, introducer, and whether the amendment was approved or disapproved, if any amendments are proposed[; however, no bill or resolution may be amended so as to change its original purpose]. 5. In the event a Committee fails to have total agreement, the Committee Chairperson shall transmit a majority report to the Council and the same shall be the report of the Committee. The Committee minority may file a separate Committee report. In the event that Committee members are evenly divided on any question or if the question does not receive a majority vote due to members in absentia, the subject matter shall be forwarded to the Council with a negative recommendation. 6. Unless waived directly to the Council, all bills, resolutions and matters requiring Council action shall be forwarded to the Council with a Committee report. EXHIBIT B (Current Committee Report) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: September 18, 2012 Re: Comm. No. 827/Bill No. 294 PLACE: Council Chambers Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i TIME: 4:22 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 294, reports as follows: Bill No. 294,transmitted by Council Member Brittany Smart via Communication No. 827, dated August 28, 2012, amends Ordinance No. 12-87, as amended, relating to Public Improvements and Financing thereof for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, by adding the following project: PUBLIC WORKS: Ocean View Business District Water Infrastructure Improvements $ 5,700,000 (110.499.5498.02) Funds for this project shall be provided from: General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund- $ 5,700,000 Fund Balance and/or other Sources(Grants) Ms. Smart commented that this project will utilize the help of the Air National Guard training program, and stated further that this is a true partnership with all who is involved. The project has received continued support from the Department of Water Supply and Ocean View residents. Pursuant to Section 10-6(d), Hawai`i County Charter,the Council may amend the Capital Budget for this fiscal year by a two-thirds vote. Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 294, and recommends its passage on first reading. dkr AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted, BLAS X FORD X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE HOFFMANN X IKEDA X ONISHI X PILAGO X SMART X BRENDA FORD, CHAIR YAGONG X FC REPORT NO. 251 YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: EXHIBIT C COUNTY OF HAWAII •��`''`- �� •� STATE OF HAWAII •;Tt OF'NP/' BILL NO. 294 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12-87, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 12-87, as amended, Relating to Public Improvements and Financing Thereof for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, is hereby amended by adding the following project: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Ocean View Business District Water Infrastructure Improvements $ 5,700,000 (110.499.5498.02) SECTION 2. Funds for this project shall be provided from: General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund-Fund Balance and/or $ 5,700,000 other Sources (Grants) SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII , Hawai`i Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: EXHIBIT D (New Committee Report) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE REGARDING: Comm. No. 827/Bill No. 294 DATE: September 18, 2012 LOCATION: Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i HEADER: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE NO. 12-87, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013. EXPLANATION: Provides funding of$5,700,000 for the Ocean View Business District Water Infrastructure Improvements project. Comm. No. Introducer Approved/Disapproved AMENDMENTS: None RECOMM.: Positive/Negative AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted, EOFF FORD COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ILAGAN KANUHA KERN ONISHI POINDEXTER , CHAIRPERSON YOSHIMOTO FC REPORT NO. 251 WILLE ADOPTED: