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<br /> <br />COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION <br />c/o Office of the Mayor, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  <br /> <br />COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION <br />REGULAR MEETING MINUTES / September 8, 2022 <br /> <br />INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): ZOOM WITH IN-PERSON <br />LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY PER AGENDA <br /> <br />\[2:02 pm\] \[1\] CALL TO ORDER, QUORUM <br /> Chair Konowicz called the meeting to order with quorum. <br /> <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Present: D9 Michael Konowicz, Chair <br />D1 Neal Herbert, Vice Chair <br />D2 Matthias Kusch (excused / entered 2:40 pm) <br /> D4 Maddie Green <br /> D5 Shannon Matson <br /> D6 Kenneth Obenski <br /> D7 Daniel Malakie III <br /> D8 Karie Wakat <br /> <br />Absent D3 Chantee Shiroma <br /> <br />Additional: J. Yoshimoto, Assistant Corporation Counsel <br />Keyra Wong, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> Robert Command, Office of the Mayor <br /> Pomaika‘i Bartolome, Office of the Mayor <br /> Jeannie Miskovich, Commission Secretary <br /> <br />\[2:04 pm\] \[2\] STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC / COMMUNICATIONS <br />Debbie Hecht Testified and provided Written Testimony (attached) <br /> <br />Follow-up / clarifying comments by Commissioners: <br />Zoom meetings are not required if a Board or Commission chooses to meet “in- <br />person” only. <br />There is a form on the County website – located on the mayor’s page- where the <br />public can leave anonymous comments, concerns. <br />Ms. Hecht will provide, through Commission Secretary, her sample policy <br />language and an example of a County Manager and Board of Supervisors (Pima <br />County Arizona / Tucson) which was successful in circumventing politics to <br />forward the work of government, which could be adapted to Hawai‘i County. <br />Commissioner concerns over changing the County Charter. <br />The PONC PIG will meet with Ms. Hecht to dig deeper into her testimony <br />regarding PONC. <br /> <br />\[2:23 pm\] \[3\] APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM AUGUST 25, 2022, REGULAR <br />MEETING <br /> <br /> <br />