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repeal of any rule of the Commission, whether initiated by Commission order or notice, or by petition of an interested person. [Eff. 10-20-02] §200-5 The Commission. (a) Office. The office of the Commission is located in the County's Department of Human Resources in Hilo, Hawaii. All communications to the Commission shall be addressed to the Hawaii County Salary Commission, c/o The Director of Human Resources, County of Hawaii, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, unless otherwise specifically directed. (b) Election of Officers. The Commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its membership annually. The chairperson shall be the presiding officer of the Commission. The vice chairperson shall serve as the presiding officer during the temporary absence, illness, or disqualification of the chairperson. In the absence of the chairperson and the vice chairperson, the Commission shall elect a chairperson pro tempore, who shall preside at the meeting. (c) Meetings. The Commission shall meet in the Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, or such other public place as the Commission may designate. (1) Open meetings. All meetings of the Commission, except executive meetings, shall be open to the public. (2) Executive meetings. The Commission may hold an executive meeting, closed to the public, upon an affirmative vote, taken at an open meeting, of two-thirds of the members present; provided the affirmative vote constitutes a majority of the members to which the Commission is entitled. The vote of each member on the question of holding a meeting closed to the public and the reason for holding such a meeting shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the meeting. A meeting closed to the public may be held only for one or more of the following purposes: (A) To consult with the Commission's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities; (B) For any other specific purpose permitted under HRS § 92-5 (as amended). (3) Chance meetings. The rules governing meetings shall not apply to any chance meeting, as defined under HRS§ 92-2, at which matters relating to official business are not discussed. No chance meeting or 200-3