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A RESOLUTION URGING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO REQUIRE THAT ALL BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETINGS PROVIDE VIRTUAL ACCESS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, LIVE VIEWING, AND POST-MEETING VIEWING.
WHEREAS, the Office of the Mayor supervises the administration of the County’s existing boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, Section 13-20(b) of the Hawai‘i County Charter requires that boards and commissions take official action only at meetings open to the public; and
WHEREAS, currently there are certain boards and commissions whose meetings are limited to in-person public access only, thus requiring members of the public to be physically present
at the meeting site to present oral testimony and view the proceedings of the board or commission; and
WHEREAS, certain boards and commissions do not provide an accessible video archive of their meetings to allow for post-meeting viewing, requiring interested persons to wait for the production
of written meeting minutes as an access point to the deliberations and actions of the board or commission; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit “A” attached hereto, received from the Office of the Mayor lists current boards and commissions that provide, and do not provide, virtual access to meetings; and
WHEREAS, all board and commission meetings should provide virtual access to ensure maximum levels of involvement, transparency, and accountability of government activity; and
WHEREAS, maximum levels of public participation is paramount to effective information gathering and decision making; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
that it strongly urges the Office of the Mayor to require that all board and commission meetings provide virtual access for public participation, live viewing, and post-meeting viewing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Office of the Mayor is urged to appropriate sufficient funds to carry out the provisions proposed in this resolution.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor and the Department of Finance.
Dated at ____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of _______________, 20__.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
GALIMBA
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
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.