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today. <br />RAY: Are these on the rules? <br />TYLER: <br />rules? <br />Yes, there's the rules. Do you want me to only speak about the <br />RAY: Yes, can you - <br />TYLER: And another time for Statements from the Public? <br />RAY: Yes, you can stay right there, but just do the rules first. <br />TYLER: These are the rules which I received a few minutes ago and I'm not <br />sure what changes you made to whatever rules you currently have because this <br />document does not reflect what the proposed changes are, however, I do still have <br />some brief comments. <br />With respect to Rule V, I would just ask that your notices be done in compliance with <br />Open Meeting Laws. I'm sure, with your attorney, that you have reviewed this. I'm not <br />sure about the language. And also, whenever possible, and I understand <br />• congratulations is in order because as of yesterday, your minutes and your agenda <br />are posted on the Hawaii County website, and you beat the Hawaii County Council. <br />Congratulations. And so I would, maybe, insert there, that you would also maybe use <br />that as a means. And just a brief comment about the notices. Make sure it complies <br />with the Open Meetings Law and the Charter. <br />• <br />And No. VII, with respect to quorum and transaction of business, I would strongly <br />urge you to take the lead of many decision-making bodies in this State, and that is that <br />concurrence of the majority of the members to which the Commission is entitled so <br />establishes decisions. I realize that under Rule No. XIII, Decisions, number C, that <br />you have incorporated such language and I would ask that, in the spirit which I think <br />the law's intended, like the Council and the Legislature, 1 believe that, certainly the <br />Council, no decision is valid unless a majority of the members vote yea or nay, the <br />majority of the members to which the Council is entitled. So, unless there's five yea or <br />nay votes, there is no official decision made by the Council. I would just ask that you <br />consider that. Perhaps you already have, and if you have, and made this decision, I <br />apologize for my redundancy. That's all that I have with respect to the rules, sir, except <br />one final thing and that is, I think they're very easy to read and appear to be quite <br />complete and straight forward, and 1 congratulate you for that. Thank you. <br />RAY: Any comments from the members? You understand the process? If <br />we make any changes now, we have to go back out through the whole process again. <br />3 <br />