2022-08-04 Liquor Commission Minutes

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to, not violate the rules but ignore the rule to get quorum, because I felt to cancel the meeting would have been bad. So, in terms of this, I would say that we're usually able to keep quorum, we don't usually have these many absences. Ibarra: What would be required to your satisfaction that we have a hybrid type of meeting if there is a need down the road? Takase: I guess we will have to ask Cody to weigh in on that one, because I don't see it, but I don't know. Ibarra: You know, just in case. Takase: I'm willing to roll the dice on it because I don't see anybody objecting to that. Nishimoto: I think they're asking in Question No. 10, whether or not it's something that should be allowed. Takase: Okay, so we'll get to that. Nishimoto: Yes. Smith: While we're talking about that, I'm on the State Board of Natural Resources, they run hybrid meetings. Takase: You know, somehow the State exempts itself from all of their requirements, I don't know why, they think the Counties aren't able to police themselves or something, that's always been a problem. Ibarra: I don't believe that, I think it's totally out of necessity or emergency. I think all of us want's to be in person, or be with the rest of the Commission members, but for instances if like today if we didn't have quorum. Frenz: Director, to follow up on your inquiry, we would not have been able to have done a hybrid today because, our agenda has already been published for Sunshine Law purposes. If we say we're in person, we cannot thereafter do in -person and Zoom to make the quorum, we would have to cancel the meeting. That's a Sunshine issue, separate and apart from our ability to physically accommodate both. And under our recent Act 220, if I recall correctly, our recent Sunshine Law violation amendments done by the State which the Governor adopted, has certain notice requirements. So, if we do in fact decide to do a hybrid, or if we are going to be 100% Zoom, then we have to provide an in -person physical location for members of the public to join us by way of Zoom, which would require an additional location, so all things to factor in. But for an emergency, I believe it would require republication, depending on how we agendized our physical appearance and/or a hybrid, for example. MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022 - KONA PAGE 22 OF 31