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MRS. IWAMOTO: Second. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: It has been moved and <br /> seconded that we accept Section 3-13 and 10-8 as redrafted. <br /> Any other discussion? <br /> MR. SENSANO: Mr. Chairman. I wonder if legal <br /> counsel can explain the last sentence of 3-13. . .Such ordinances, <br /> however, may not be used to levy taxes or to grant, renew or <br /> extend franchises. What do you mean by franchises? <br /> MR. ODA: I don 't know how thecounty uses the <br /> word franchises, frankly, Mr. Sensano, except my understanding <br /> of franchises are actually there are certain types of contracts <br /> that the county may be entering in with various companies <br /> regarding services and other supplies that may be purchased <br /> by the county. That is about all I can say to it. It may be <br /> used in a different context, I don ' t know. Richard, do you <br /> have any other ideas on that? How the word franchises is <br /> being used. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I would think. . . <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Mr. Chairman, may I ask Mr. Oda <br /> a question? Why did you take out, in Section 10-8, that <br /> section about two-thirds membership? It explains how the <br /> voting is supposed to be. The second sentence in the second <br /> paragraph. . .Such appropriations may be made by ordinance and <br /> must be approved by all council members. . . <br /> MR. ODA: I think it is still in there, isn ' t <br /> it? <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : It is not in your draft. <br /> MRODA& Oh, I see, 3-13 , Mrs. Kobayashi , <br /> already says how it shall be adopted. The affirmative vote <br /> of all council members shall be necessary for adoption of such <br /> ordinances. That is why we say in the manner prescribed in <br /> 3-13. in other words, it would have been redundant to repeat <br /> that. In 3-13 it says how emergency ordinances are to be <br /> adopted. In other words , to make it consistent, 10-8 says <br /> two-thirds of the entire membership; 3-13 says the affirmative <br /> vote of all council membersp resent shall be necessary for <br /> adoption of such ordinances. The reason is, in an emergency <br /> you may not have all council members present. I mean, two- <br /> thirds of the entire membership may be present. Some may <br /> be out of town on business, .trips9 as they frequently are. <br /> So if you have only five members present, three of them can. . <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Doesn ' t it say unanimous? <br /> MR. ODA: Wait a minute. All council members <br /> present, yes. If you have only two, then two of them would <br /> be sufficient. So I think the provision in 3-13 reflects the <br /> reality of the situation much better than the provision in <br /> 10-8 with regard to voting. That also will make it consistent <br /> with each other. <br /> -33- <br />