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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 152 Draft 01 2004-2006 +tv or y_ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 152 05 RESOLUTION REQUF..STING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) BYLAWS BY THE HSAC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN ORDER FOR "fHE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO HOST THE 2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DECEMBER 2005 INSTEAD OF IN 1UNE 2006. WHEREAS, in accordance with the HSAC bylaws adopted at the general membership meeting on June 20, 2005, the next annual conference is scheduled to be hosted by the County of Hawaii in June 2006; and WHEREAS, for Hawaii County, the period afrer Thanksgiving and before Christmas is the ideal time to host a conference in West Hawaii because a wider range of accommodations at reasonable prices are usually available during this period; and WI[EREAS, this period is prior to the start of the 2006 legislative session and the Hawaii County Council feels that the legislative interests of the counties could be better served if the 2006 annual conference were held before the start of the 2006 legislative session; and WHEREAS, in the time leading up to the December 2005 annual conference, the HSAC Executive Committee members will have a chance to poll colleagues on their respective councils relating to possible legislation for inclusion in the HSAC 2006 legislative package; and WHEREAS, while many county legislative issues are recurring beach liability and home rule for the collection of traffic tines other issues such as affordable housing, solid waste, crystal methamphetamine addiction, and transportation are very compelling and should be addressed during the 2006 legislative session; and WHEREAS, afrer consulting with colleagues and state legislators from their respective counties about shared county/state issues and legislative priorities, the HSAC Executive Committee members could use the HSAC annual conference as the time to finalize the 2006 HSAC legislative package; and WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Inc., Section 24, allows the members of the Executive Committee to amend the Bylaws by a unanimous vote at any executive committee meeting or general membership meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it requests that the Bylaws of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Inc. be amended to read as follows: "ANNUAL CONFERENCE The corporation shall hold an annual conference each June for the preceding fiscal yea:. Each county shall host an annual conference once every four years commencing in June 2005 with the County of Kauai. The County of Kauai or the County of Maui shall host conferences in odd-numbered years. The City and County of I-Ionolulu or the County of Hawaii shall host conferences in even-numbered years. Except that the County of Hawaii shall host the 2006 annual conference in December 2005 instead of June 2006." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to: (1) Mayor Harry Kim; (2) Mayor Mufi Hannemann; (3) Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste; (4) Mayor Alan M. Arakawa; (5) HSAC President Dain P. Kane; (6) HSAC Secretary Romy M. Cachola; (7) HSAC Treasurer, James Kunane Tokioka; (8) Council Chair Donovan M. Dela Cruz; (9) Council Chair Bill Kaipo Asing; and (10) Council Chair G. Riki Hokama. Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this 17th day of August , 2005 INTRODUCED BY: / / ~ ~ -~~i COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY F HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX H110, Hawal`1 ARAKAKI HIGA I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOLSCHUH X County ofHawai`ion ~~y~us,t 17~ 2005 1 KEDA 1SBELL X ATTEST: JACOBSON X PILAGO X SAFARIK X i ~ 2 0 ~ ~ ~ Reference: C-395/waived PWIRC COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFI ER RESOLUTION NO.