MIN CHARTER 2019-04-04 (2018-2020) - Public Hearing

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Hawaii County Charter Commission Public Hearing Hawai`i County Building, Hilo Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1401 Hilo, Hawai`i April 4, 2019 CALL TO The public hearing of the Hawai`i County Charter Commission was called to ORDER: order at 5:06 p.m., in Hilo by Mr. Douglass Shipman Adams, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Douglass Shipman Adams, Chair Ms. Jennifer Zelko-Schlueter, Vice Chair Mr. William Carthage Bergin, Commissioner (Waimea Council Office) Ms. Michelle Galimba, Commissioner Mr. Paul K. Hamano, Commissioner Mr. Kevin D. Hopkins, Commissioner Ms. Sarah H. Rice, Commissioner (Waimea Council Office) Ms. Marcia A. K. Saquing, Commissioner Ms. Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, Commissioner Absent: Mr. Christopher John Imiloa Roehrig, Commissioner Ms. Donna Mae Springer, Commissioner Also Present: Mr. J Yoshimoto, Commission Attorney Mr. Jon Henricks, Commission Analyst Ms. Shannon Magnuson, Commission Secretary CHR. ADAMS: Welcome to the Hawai`i County Charter Commission's Public Hearing in Hilo. I would ask that you all please silence your communications devices. I am convening this hearing at 5:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 4th, 2019. This hearing will be recorded for the purpose of developing minutes that will be available on the Commission's website. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony from the public regarding the work of the Charter Commission to include proposed Charter Amendments that have achieved first reading status. At this time I will ask our Commissioners to briefly introduce themselves to include identifying the district they have been appointed from. I would point out that as yesterday, we had Commissioners that were in Waimea, here in Hilo, and then in Kona which is where the Public Hearing was being held. Again, we have Commissioners in Waimea, we have the Kona site is also open for VTC (Video