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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -11 May 10, 2019 <br />MR. HOPKINS: So will we be passing, will the group be passing them on to <br />Second Reading on that date on the 7th, or we will be doing that at the 21st <br />meeting? <br />CHR. ADAMS: Okay so, the passing on Second Reading would occur at the <br />meeting on the 7th and then we would put together the report on our activities, <br />findings, and recommendations, as well as the amendments that have passed <br />Second and Final Reading, and we would vote on that packet on the 21st. <br />MR. HOPKINS: Okay, so I think I understand that if we are wanting to make a... <br />if we are wanting to make amendments and things that needs to be ready before <br />the group for the 7th. For the amendments on what we did before. <br />CHR. ADAMS: We can talk about this right, in open session? Okay. So, if there <br />are amendments to... if there are substantive amendments to the proposals during <br />the discussion, so there is a motion, the motion will say "I move to pass on <br />Second and Final Reading, Charter Amendment such and such." If there is an <br />amendment at that point and it is a substantive amendment, my understanding is <br />that that we are... my understanding, correct me here please... and I will take <br />help here, but my understanding is that we will not be able to pass then that <br />particular proposal with that amendment as a ... on Second Reading at that time. <br />Is that accurate? <br />MR. HENRICKS: So the rules of the Commission state that amendment... <br />excuse me, proposals that are up for Second and Final Reading may be amended <br />but they have to be held over for an additional meeting with most likely the <br />purpose being additional public scrutiny. If you guys change something <br />substantially at this "llth hour", and I think the trouble with that may be is that <br />maybe we would run out of time to be able to ratify or for the Commission to <br />adopt the report that Chair Adams had referenced, that goes to the Council. <br />Essentially the report is all of the work you have done and everything that you <br />passed on June 7th, goes to the Council for its review and consideration. So that <br />is the issue with amendments on the 7th. <br />CHR. ADAMS: And so what happens is, if there are amendments, and there can <br />be, it may be that similar to what happens at you know, our own legislature, we <br />run out of time. And, on those, on that particular you know, hypothetical <br />proposal. <br />MR. HENRICKS: So I think one of the issues then is perhaps something that <br />would be helpful or instructive is that there could be amendments and I think it <br />would be up to the Commission and the Chair to determine whether or not they <br />rise to the level of clarification perhaps, which then I do not believe would put us <br />in a position where it would need to be heard yet again and held over. <br />CHR. ADAMS: And there is a procedure for doing that. <br />Page 14 <br />