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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2023 HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2022, the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties (HSAC) Executive Committee will meet to evaluate legislative proposals and priorities from each county member
for inclusion in the 2023 HSAC Legislative Package that will be presented to the Hawai‘i State Legislature when it convenes in January 2023; and
WHEREAS, each proposal and priority must be approved by an HSAC member county prior to consideration by the HSAC Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, timely action is necessary for Hawai’i County Council to approve proposals and priorities to be considered for the 2023 HSAC package; and
WHEREAS, legislative proposals submitted by Hawai’i County Council are listed below and copies attached hereto as Exhibit A:
A Draft Resolution Relating to the State Department of Health to adopt Rules for Discharge Pollutants
A Draft Bill for an Act Relating to Preemption and the Regulation of Tobacco Products (Repeal)
A Draft Bill for an Act Relating to Preemption and the Regulation of Tobacco Products (Sunset)
A Draft Bill for an Act Relating to Traffic Fines; and
WHEREAS, legislative priorities submitted by the Hawai’i County Council are listed below:
Legislation related to increasing the availability of affordable housing and infrastructure on lands administered by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands,
Legislation related to workforce development for both civil service and green job positions,
Legislation related to wastewater infrastructure funding and programs to assist in the conversion of cesspools,
Legislation that will increase the availability of mental health and substance abuse services; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that the legislative proposals as presented in Exhibit A and the legislative priorities listed above are hereby approved to be
considered for inclusion in the 2023 Hawai‘i State Association of Counties Legislative Package.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the Hawaiʻi State Association of Counties.
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.