1999-02-20 Charter Commission Minutes

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INTRODUCTION OF COMMISSIONERSPage 24 of 29 news. RAY: I think on this whole public relations piece, why don’t we table that discussion for this month and agree that let’s don’t go ahead and start going out and holding meetings for this next month and work on that piece a little more, because my sense is if we did have some sort of a little more uniform or structured presentation that would serve us all better in terms of continuity and message and then we can all be more or less pro-active in terms of talking to the Rotary Club or this or that in terms of what is going on. Any more discussion on the overall goals and objectives? STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no statements from the public. ANNOUNCEMENTS RAY: Discussion on the frequency of meetings, best time, day of meeting, location, etc. The set meeting in our rules as we discussed earlier is the third Wednesday, at 3:30 here in Hilo. I think everybody should have an opportunity to say what does or doesn’t work or what’s absolutely impossible for them as well. So, in terms of meeting during the week, during what you normally consider work hours, is that impossible for members of this group? BALOG: Personally if we meet during a work week during work hours, I’ll probably go off as a board member because I don’t care making it available because one of the only reasons why I agreed to do this was I felt the business we did do could be done in a short period of time towards the end of a work day, not during, not at 9am or 10am or 12 noon. RAY: What’s possible in terms of end of the day? What’s "end of the day" for you, if you really push yourself? BALOG: If I push myself, 3:30 is the earliest. 4:00 would be manageable. RAY: So that is a possibility. In terms of meeting on weekends, and I assume we’re just talking about Saturdays. Is that impossible for anybody and are there times of the day on the weekend, Saturdays in the mornings or afternoons that are impossible. ALONZO: Afternoons Saturdays would be fine with me. BALOG: You know, since we’re throwing all this out, no one else is saying boo. SANTANGELO: No, there are some people going to boo. BALOG: Okay, well, just to say, Saturday is preferable, 12 noon and no problem. I’ll be happy for over a year. IRVINE: I certainly prefer 3:30 on weekdays, because Saturdays are the only time I maybe see my husband. SANTANGELO: And I want to back that up except that there’s a mix that can be done. If we say in the strategic planning, we take certain meetings out to the district, if it was out there that file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 2-20-99.html7/1/2011