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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ADDITION OF AN ITEM TITLED “AMENDING THE SUNSHINE LAW, PART I OF CHAPTER 92, HAWAI‘I REVISED STATUTES, TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF COUNTY COUNCILS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE
PUBLIC POLICY WHILE ASSURING TRANSPARENCY AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT” FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2022 HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
WHEREAS, the County Council selected Council Member Heather Kimball as their representative, an officer of the State Association of Counties, who sits on the Executive Committee of
the corporation; and
WHEREAS, the bylaws of the State Association of Counties state:
The executive committee shall be the primary forum in the corporation for discussion, consultation, and formulation of policies and proposals on matters relating to the real property
tax and intergovernmental relations and shall be the primary liaison between the corporation and State government.
The executive committee shall determine the strategy for the corporation’s efforts before the State Legislature.
Prior to or during the annual State Legislative Session, the corporation may adopt and transmit legislative priorities to the Legislature for consideration; and
WHEREAS, greater clarity in the language of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes “HRS” Chapter 92 will facilitate compliance with the law and provide Council Members with distinct boundaries with
respect to violations; and
WHEREAS, revisions to HRS Chapter 92 may improve the ability of Council Members to collaborate and develop high quality legislation; and
WHEREAS, Council Member Kimball has been meeting with representatives from the Office of Information Practices, Council Members from the other Counties as well as the citizen groups,
Common Cause Hawaiʻi, League of Women Voters of Hawaiʻi and the Civil Beat Law Center, to craft an amendment to the Sunshine Law that will allow county councils to develop effective
public policy while assuring transparency and citizen participation in local government; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that it supports the addition of an item titled “amending the Sunshine Law, Part I of Chapter 92, Hawai‘i Revised Statues, to enhance
the capacity of County Councils to develop effective public policy while assuring transparency and citizen participation in local government” for inclusion in the 2022 Hawai‘i State
Association of Counites Legislative Package.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the HSAC Executive Committee.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
_______________________________________
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
CHUNG
DAVID
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
KIMBALL
ATTEST:
LEE LOY
RICHARDS
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.