MIN CHARTER 2019-06-21 (2018-2020)

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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -11 June 21, 2019 anticipate that meeting being held in Hilo because that would be our next meeting having done the meeting here in Kona. The folks in Hilo you don't have to come to Kona for that meeting, you can stay in Hilo. The... and then, what that would allow us to do is have that information then if there is... it would be at that meeting, we would know if there are any alternatives, we would have the opportunity to consider those alternatives, because that information would have been available for the agenda that will be placed at the end of July, timing wise. So we would have that information, we would be able to consider those alternatives, that would then allow Council time to decide at their regularly scheduled meeting on the 21st of August, whether or not to recall any of the alternatives that we may have not agreed to. Then the 26th to the 28th, sometime in that period, we would have a second meeting in August if necessary, to then approve the final proposal with any changes if there were any changes, from the alternatives. And with any alternatives that have not been recalled to the Clerk. That fits in within the window that we have then having received the information from the Council. I would also anticipate, it would be as a part of this, but since we are talking about Items that would be on Future Agenda Items, I would anticipate that we would talk about, and potentially form an ad hoc committee to develop ballot language, and so we would want to do that in our August meeting as well. And that would be the things that we would be taking a look at. There may be other things, but that's what I foresee as we move forward. I would note that if there are any amendments... actually let me turn this into a question for our Counsel, he has no idea I am going to ask the question but he is really good on his feet. Any changes that we have made so far usually have required a couple of times through the Commission, with the exception of in second and final reading, we had the ability to suspend the rules for any holdover if they were substantive changes. In the statute as I read it, there is no discussion about procedures for dealing with changes to proposals that have already made it through second and final reading, and have gone to the Council, the Council comes back with alternatives, we consider those alternatives, and is there any reason to have more than one vote on whether or not to accept an alternative by the Council, changing therefore... or thereby you know, a proposal? MR. YOSHIMOTO: No. You would just need one vote because the rules speak to the Commission either accepting or rejecting.. and, yeah, so no, I don't see any purpose for that. CHR. ADAMS: Okay, great. So... Commissioner Todd. Page 24