2001-09-26 Enviromental Management Commission Minutes Public Hearing

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Minutes for Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 26, 2001Page 2 of 4 TAKASE: I don’t think so. SMITH: You will always have four weeks, so that would be four Wednesdays. TAKASE: You could say the last. That is easier. SMITH: But there might be five Wednesdays. BELL: I think we said fourth Wednesday. If we say we are going to be having a Chair and a Vice Chair, but we have been operating on a temporary basis as Co-Chairs, when we finally adopt these rules, then does this mean we have to have a Chair and Vice Chair at a certain point? TAKASE: Typically, when you pass your rules…I am assuming you are going to stay in this arrangement until the end of this year, right? BELL: We haven’t discussed it for a while. It is working. SMITH: I guess her question is if we adopt these, then we have to have a Chair and we have to have a Vice Chair? TAKASE: Yes, so I guess you need to have an election at some point. I don’t think it is critical. BELL: Would it be worthwhile to put some disclaimer about if the group so chooses Co-Chairs is okay? That way whatever we decided, we would not have to go to public hearing to change the rules. SMITH: So they say Chairperson and Vice Chairperson or Co-Chairs? ONO: That sounds great. I think that covers it all, right. BELL: Then we are not bound by a certain time frame. ONO: And we wouldn’t be in violation and we would have lots of flexibility. SMITH: I kind of like this arrangement. ONO: So what are we doing over here? Officers are Chair and Vice Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons. SMITH: Are there any other comments from any of the other commission members? KUBA: Wouldn’t it confuse #3? BELL: Oh. TAKASE: No, because either one of them can assume the duties of the Chair and Vice Chair. KUBA: I was looking at the chain of command. So, if one Co-Chair is not here, then the next Co-Chair is in charge and if they are both not here, then the Vice Chair is in charge? TAKASE: Maybe for #2 we will say Chairpersons/Co-Chair and then for #3 we will say Vice/Co-Chair. It seems like both of them are presiding and it is cordial so it is not a big problem. If you get to one day where Riley wants to recognize, but Barbara doesn’t, then you have a problem. When you have two that are at conflict, that is a potential problem. SMITH: So what is the change? TAKASE: Co-Chair. It only appears in the Title of #2. Then in #3 it is in the title and also in the body. file://C:\Test1\public_hearing_minutes092601.htm6/22/2011