2020-03-24 Mayor Kim Issues Supplementary Proclamation re Boards and Commissions, Extends Permit Deadlines -- press release

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Roy Takemoto Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 March 24, 2020 NEWS RELEASE Mayor Kim Issues Supplemental Emergency Proclamation regarding Board Meetings and Extension of County Permit Deadlines Mayor Harry Kim issued a Supplementary Emergency Proclamation on Tuesday regarding the suspension of Board and Commission meetings and hearings, as well as the extension of County permits deadlines. The Supplementary Proclamation just issued invokes Section 127A-13(b)(1) Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, as amended. “The following shall be suspended during this state of emergency: (1) Meetings and Hearings. Meetings or hearings, including contested case hearings, conducted by boards and commissions established under the Charter or the Hawaiʻi County Code are suspended, provided that meetings or hearings may be conducted to the extent the Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi has suspended the requirements of Chapters 91 (administrative procedures) and 92 (public agency meetings and records), HRS, and sufficient capability exists to conduct such meetings or hearings by telephone or video conference as determined by the County department providing administrative assistance to the board or commission. (2) Permit Deadlines and Automatic Approvals. Any deadline or automatic approval imposed by the Hawaiʻi County Code or an administrative rule of any County department, officer, board, committees, and/or commissions is hereby continued to the latter of the following: 60 days after the date of this Second Supplementary Emergency Proclamation, dated March 24, 2020, as County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.