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Charter Commission -1 July 13, 2018
<br />NEW
<br />BUSINESS:
<br />The Chair directed the Commission to proceed to the next order of business,
<br />New Business.
<br />CHR. ADAMS: So, looking at my watch and looking at the time that I allocated,
<br />we're 10 minutes ahead for the start of New Business. Our first item in New
<br />Business is the adoption of the Rules of Procedure. I'd entertain a motion to
<br />approve the Rules of Procedure that were provided to us both in our binders a
<br />couple of weeks ago, as well as part of the packet, and that's probably the more
<br />appropriate one, the ones that were provided to us in the packet that included the
<br />agenda. So, I'd entertain a motion to adopt those Rules of Procedure.
<br />Item 1: ADOPTI©N OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE
<br />Proposed Rules include establishing regular meeting day and time, roles of
<br />Commission officers, handling of public testimony, protocol for submission of
<br />proposed amendments, and parameters for maintaining order and decorum.
<br />Motion to Approve: Ms. Zelko-Schlueter moved to adopt the Rules of
<br />Procedure. Seconded by Mr. Hopkins.
<br />CHR. ADAMS: Is there any discussion? Alright, so the way this works, just for
<br />information, you'll note that there's a little red—I have, since I'm speaking, I
<br />have this little touch button here and that turns it on and so, if you're ready to be
<br />part of the discussion, if you press that, then I can see that you want to speak,
<br />right? And that's how I know, generally, that you want to say something. So, is
<br />there anybody that would like to have any discussion on the motion? Alright,
<br />well I do, since seeing nobody else. Okay. And I can do that, right? Okay, great.
<br />So, if we could turn to the Rules of Procedure, if you would? Right at the
<br />beginning, we have—later in the agenda, we're going to be talking about
<br />meetings and when to hold them and all those kinds of things. But, in the Rules
<br />of Procedure currently, it's the second Friday of each month, 1:30 is when we
<br />would hold them. Item B on the Rules of Procedures location, it's my preference
<br />that we hold meetings both here and in Kona. So, I'd like to be able to go back
<br />and forth between those locations. I think it's—my view is that it's important that
<br />we demonstrate that we are an entire island Charter Commission, and part of the
<br />way you do that is you hold meetings both here and also at the West Hawai`i
<br />Civic Center. I'd be interested in hearing how everybody feels about that.
<br />Additionally, I'd point out that item three on page two at the bottom, it's vi or v
<br />six, I guess, the "among the duties and powers of the Chairperson is to serve as
<br />the chief spokesperson and representative of the Commission before the public
<br />and the county government, all official information be released through the
<br />Chairperson." I just want to bring that to your attention. That doesn't mean,
<br />though, that we won't have the opportunity to speak to groups, and if you're
<br />asked to do that as an individual member, we can talk about that. There's a part
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