MIN CHARTER 2018-09-14 (2018-2020)

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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -3 September 14, 2018 MS. RICE: Mr. Chairman CHR. ADAMS: Commissioner Rice MS. RICE: On that subject, didn't we receive some information that the State in the HRS (Hawai`i Revised Statutes) somewhere there was a ... which allowed a resolution when it came to salaries? I remember reading something. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Right. That's correct. That's my understanding as to what the Hawai`i Revised Statutes, that language would require that. That's correct. But more to the point, we can look at that because there clearly seems to be well, there clearly is some grey area here as far as what we mean by resolutions and ordinances and what the MS. RICE: When it comes to money MR. YOSHIMOTO: Yeah. MS. POINDEXTER: And can I say if it refers back to, if you refer back to an HRS (Hawai`i Revised Statutes) then maybe that would help to make more clarification. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Right. That's what we understand as to be the basis for this language here but in terms of what the Charter authorizes the Council in order to enact every legislative act shall be by ordinance. The Chair is correct that there is some clearing up that could be done. MS. POINDEXTER: Yeah. Thank you. CHR. ADAMS: I understand there is a timing issue typically in these things. You have two readings that you have to go through when you do the ordinances. Resolutions not so much. MS. POINDEXTER: Mmm hmm. Right. CHR. ADAMS: So that may be part of the concern. And then finally, one of the things that during our confirmation and then we've had some conversation about it during our meetings here, Section 3-11 talks about emergency ordinances and we have just gone through a very interesting period of time and there have been some concern and we haven't got to details I would say yet, but there has been some concern about whether or not the authority is present to necessarily make those, to implement or execute those ordinances that perhaps, that need to be done as quickly as they need to be given you know, situations that may be happening. Page 15