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Chart of Minimum Required Votes Members 2/3 of Required PresentMembership Votes 966 85.33 6 74.66 5 645 53.33 5 (c)Any resultant official action shall be acted upon in open meeting in accordance with Section 13-20(b) of the Hawai‘i County Charter. (d) An Executive Meeting is terminated when the purpose of the meeting has been fulfilled. (e) The references for this section are HRS 92-4 and 92-5. 5. Emergency Meetings. (a) Imminent Peril. If the Council finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires a meeting in less time than is provided for in HRS 92-7, the Council may hold an emergency meeting in accordance with the provisions of HRS 92-8. (b)Unanticipated Event. If an unanticipated event requires a Council to take action on a matter over which it has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power, within less time than is provided for in Section 92-7 to notice and convene a meeting of the Council, the Council may hold an emergency meeting to deliberate and decide whether and how to act in response to the unanticipated event in accordance with HRS 92-8. 6. Videoconference Meetings.The Committees and Council may hold videoconference meetings provided that: (a) If a Council Member wishes to attend a meeting via videoconference, a written notice shall be submitted to the Council Chairperson; and (b) The meeting is conducted in accordance with HRS 92-3.5 and HRS 92-3.7. 2-2