2004-03 Council Member Term Limits Article III, Section 3-2, Hawaii County Charter

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10. The bill became Ordinance 95-20 on January 25, 1995. (A copy of the Ordinance and excerpts from the minutes of the three meetings are attached hereto as Exhibits "B-E". ) 11. Pursuant to Section 12-2. 5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nomination papers were made available to 1996 County Council candidates beginning February 1, 1996. 12 . Pursuant to SECTION 5 of Ordinance 95-20, on June 3, 1996, Council member Keiko Bonk-Abramson introduced Resolution No. 298-96. (A copy of the resolution is attached as Exhibit ..F". ) 13. Resolution No. 298-96 was considered by the County Council' s Committee on Finance on May 14, 1996. There was no discussion of the issues which are the subject of this review. (A copy of the relevant excerpts from the meeting are attached hereto as Exhibit "G". ) 14 . The Committee produced Finance Committee Report No. 258. (A copy of the committee report is attached as Exhibit "H". ) 15. Resolution No. 298-96 was considered by the full Council on July 3, 1996 and passed by a vote of 9-0. There was no discussion of the resolution. (A copy of the relevant excerpts of the meeting are attached as Exhibit "I". ) 16. The candidate filing deadline for the 1996 council elections was July 23, 1996. 17. Pursuant to Ordinance 95-20 and Resolution 298-96, a "PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER", was published in the West Hawaii Today and the Hawaii Tribune Herald in September, 1996. (A copy of the notice, which appeared in the September 15, 1996 edition of the West Hawaii Today, is attached as Exhibit "J". ) The notice did not contain any information on effective date and whether terms to which persons could be elected to in the 1996 General Election would be counted towards the term limit. 18 . The primary election was held on September 21, 1996. No candidate was elected in the primary pursuant to Section 12-41., Hawaii Revised Statutes. 8