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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0242.001 2006-2008 MtY or . STACY K. HIGA ~;W "'~y Mailing Address: '44 (Former County Bui[din~ Council Member ,i~ 25 Aupuni Street District 4 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Business Address: PHONE: (808) 961-8396 ~ 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2'"t Floor FAX: (808) 961-8912 EMAIL: shiga(a~co.hawaii.hi.us Ben Franklin Building ~ Hilo, Hawaii 96720 HAWAI `I COUNTY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM F-' DATE: Mazch 20, 2007 TO: Casey Jarman, County Clerk Hawaii County Council _ ; FROM: Stacy K. Higa, Council Member Hawaii County Council SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 55-07, Adopting Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai' i I propose that the following amendment be made to the above-referenced subject. [1]2. [When a motion has been made and carried in the affirmative or negative, any Council Member voting with the majority may move for a reconsideration of the vote on the motion only at the same meeting or at the next regulaz meeting.] When a motion has been made and carried in the affirmative or ne>ative any Council Member voting with the majority may move for a reconsideration of the vote on the motion at the same meetine or at the next reeulaz meeting However any Council member who wishes to ask for a motion to reconsider at the next meetine must notify the Council Chaimerson and County Clerk in writine of their intention to make such a motion within five (5) days after the bill passes final reading. A motion to reconsider the vote taken at the time any bill or resolution fails to pass final readine shall not be voted upon until twenty-four (241 hours have elapsed. 3. [A request for a motion to reconsider a measure may be made in writing and shall be placed under "Other Business" on the agenda of the next regular meeting.] [Action reconsideration of an issue shall be taken onl~ollowine notice as required by law, unless such Com,^.t. fe`~3 Hawai `i Counry is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. Tc: ~-s"""~~ Ref. mate APR 1 ~ ~Oi11 Casey Jarman Mazch 20, 2007 Page Two action upon reconsideration is taken at the same meeting as the ori¢inal action.l Action upon reconsideration of an issue shall be taken only followin¢ notice as required by law. 4. [When a motion for reconsideration isfirst made and carried at the next regulaz meeting, the bill or resolution shall be placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting under "Other Business".] [Until the motion to reconsider has been decided,] [t]The bill or resolution shall remain in the possession of the Council and the Clerk shall not transmit, file, or otherwise dispose of it until the time has expired for Council members to notify the Council Chairperson and County Clerk in writing of their intention to make a motion to reconsider at the next meetin unless it is deemed filed pursuant to ordinance or the time for its passage has expired by operation of law. If the motion to reconsider fails, the vote previously taken on the bill or resolution shall become final, and the Clerk shall so note in the journal.