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FC -62 Page 2 April 19, 2016 <br />Council Member Aaron Chung expressed that he supports the concept of this amendment, and commented <br />that with longer terms Council Members would be able to contribute to the ten-year general plan review. <br />Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi expressed his opinion that there should be no change in the <br />Council terms. <br />Council Member Valerie Poindexter expressed that there should be no more than twelve years served. <br />Council Member Maile David expressed that it would be good for at least some of the Council Members <br />to be involved in the general plan process and agrees with a cap of twelve years, two years at a time. <br />Council Member Danny Paleka expressed that he would like to hear more testimony regarding term <br />limits and caps, wants it to be up to the constituents, and wants to put a measure on the ballot that <br />everyone can be confident about. <br />Council Member Dru Kanuha shared that people expressed to him that a two year term is short and that a <br />cap on terms is important. He commented that Maui's cap is ten years. <br />Ms, Wille agrees with limiting terms so that no more than twelve years are served, and committed to <br />making those changes by the First Reading of this bill, on May 4, 2016. <br />The vote was taken on the motion to amend Bill 154 with the contents of Communication 705 and passed <br />with six ayes, three noes from Council Members (lagan, Paleka and Onishi. <br />The vote was then taken on the motion to approve Bill 154, as amended, and passed with six ayes and <br />three noes. <br />Pursuant to Section 15-1, of Hawaii County Charter (2014), initiation of amendments or <br />revisions to the charter may be initiated by ordinance of the Council adopted after three readings on <br />separate days and passed by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire membership. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 154, as amended to <br />Draft 2, and recommends its passage on first reading. <br />wb <br />— <br />ares <br />sons <br />eas <br />Ex <br />CHU'NG <br />DAVID - <br />X <br />x <br />- <br />EOFF --- <br />X <br />X <br />- <br />ILAGAN <br />_ X <br />_ <br />KANUHA <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />PALF.KA <br />X <br />POINDEXTER <br />WITTE <br />X <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />l �G`-tu-�I�I�. <br />KAREN EOFF, CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO.: 62 <br />ADOPTED: MAY 04 2016 <br />