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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1974-058BILL NO. 59 (AMENDE~- COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. _~_ AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEWS SOURCES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 13-20 of the County Charter of the County of Hawaii is amended by adding subsection (e) as follows: "(e) News gatherer's sources, privileged. No legislative or administrative body, or any other County body having the power to issue subpoenas shall adjudge in contempt any publisher, editor, or reporter, who is or was connected with or employed by a newspaper, press association, wire service, or a radio or television station, for refusing to disclose, in any County action, hearing, investigation, inquest, or inquiry, the source of any information procured while connected or employed by the newspaper, press association, wire service, or station for publication in a newspaper or for news or news commentary purposes on radio or television." SECTION 2. Effective Date. Initiation of this charter amendment shall become effective upon approval and will automatically stand repealed upon submission to the electorate of the County for approval at the next General Election. Date of Introduction: Second Reading: Atl~utt 21, Date of Adoption: 5 P , Effective Date: Sept. 11, INTRODUCED BY: 1974 1974 0i i ~H4 ~~~~~ • ~. Tadashi Suzuki ' COUNTY CLERK °.r,~'~.~+' OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAII HILO, HAWAII 9672^ Ma~~or Bruce McCall County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii Robert Shinji DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK I hereby transmit Ordinance Bill No. 59 third passed by the County Council on se~atn} and final reading. ~(/~ , _ ~. COUNTY CLERK Encl. Dated: September 11, 1974 Hilo, Hawaii Date: September 11, 1974 THIRD & FINAL READIN erect oewnrus AYES NOES A/E Car enter x De luz x Ferias X Fujii Hisaoka x Kawahara X AtOG-QdDlG7CXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX Yadao X Chr. Yamada X 6 2 4pte: SECOND 6 FINAL READING AYES NOES A/E Carpenter De Luz Ferias Fujii Hisaoka Kawahara Matayoshi Yadao Chr. Ya ada Publication Dare: -_ ~ ublication Date: _ We do hereby certify that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council and published as indicated above APPR~Vt'~ r'w to r COR? / 'O . CO ~ . ,° CF I ~.:WAII Date _.1~~'/ !/~ /~/ 7~{ Council Chairman ~ ' /: v`~ -e-+t/ L-~ -ti Vic"-'<~C. County Clerk -- Approve~'~se/pprere/d~ihis ~~ ~~ dayyof~s- /~ Mayor, County of Hawaii Bill No. 59 _(AMENDED ) Reference:_.__ M.B. No: _._._ Ord. No. _. • jP Hilo, Hawaii Dafe: July 3 , 19 74 FIRST READING AYES NOES A/E Car enter X De Luz X Ferias X Fujii X Hisaoka X Kawahara X Matayoshi X Yadao X Chr. Yamada X 9 Publication Date: ~~~-1- 7~7~ Hilo, Hawaii Date: Auciust 21, 1974 SECOND t7F~41 READING AYES NOES A/E Carpenter x De Luz x Ferias x Fujii x Hisaoka x Kawahara x 1q~~,xxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx Yadao Chr. Yamada 7 1 Publication Date: AllCJUSt 27, 1974 We do hereby certify that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council and published as indicated above. Approved/Disapproved this- day of Mayor, County of Hawaii Council Chairman County Clerk Bill No. ___-.5.2 Reference:- f`Rf _l , CRC-2 M.B. No. _ ----- - -_ Ord. No. BILL No. 59 COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEWS SOURCES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUPICIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 13-20 of the County Charter of the County of Hawaii is amended by adding subsection (e) as follows: "(e) News gatherer's sources, privileged. No legislative or administrative body, or any other body having the power to issue subpoenas shall adjudge in contempt any publisher, editor, reporter, or other person who is or was connected with or employed by a newspaper, press association, wire service, or a radio or television station, for refusing to disclose, in any action, hearing, investigation, inquest, or inquiry, the source of any information procured while connected or employed by the newspaper, press association, wire service, or station for publication in a newspaper or for news or news commentary purposes on radio or television." SECTION 2. Effective Date. Initiation of this charter amendment shall become effective upon approval and will automatically stand repealed upon submission to the electorate of the County for approval at the next General Election. Date of Introduction: J~ Date of Adoption: Bill No, 59 - 1974 AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEWS SOURCES, This Bill initiates a Charter amendment providing for the confi- dentiality of news sourr_es, Date Introduced: July 3, 1.974 Copies of the foregoing Bill, in full, are on file i.n the Office of the County Clerk for use and examination by the public. I hereby certify that the foregoing Bill passed first reading at the meeting of the County Council. on July 3, 1.974, by the ^'ollowing aye and no vote: AYES: Councilmen Carpenter, De Luz, Farias, Fujii, Hisaoka, Kawahara, Matayoshi, Yadao and Chairman Yamada - 9. NOES: None. COUNTY CLERK °~'" " -,- COUNTY OF HAWAII ,;ewd~' Em„a III 1M 7M TM1~-f• ~~ t ' tL~llK. ~~1MWAl1- 6: !1V/, .~ 1~~~1/~~1 ,. Bill No. 59 - 1974 AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEWS SOURCE. This Bill initiates a Charter amendment providing for the confidentiality of news source. Date Introduced: July 3, 1974 Second Reading: August 21, 1974 Copies of the foregoing Bill, in full, are on file in the Office of the County Clerk for use and examination by the public. I hereby certify that the foregoing Bill passed second reading at the meeting of the County Council on August 21, 1974, by the following aye and no vote: AYES: Councilmen Carpenter, De Luz, Farias, Fujii, Hisaoka, Kawahara and Chairman Yamada - 7. NOES: None. ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Councilwoman Yadao - 1. COUNTY CLERK r' F TNT CMM NEWT FOYN24~, ' THN FHI iMt1111t1 I:MMIr ImIMmMt prIlYiEllp br. MI cgkitl~atl111ry b' mwa nlrcu calitMwN3QpNi~ ,'~~IN{!.~~~[S;.:II,x1 •~~ it ~` ~/~pr1iM1E11M , m~ Pool to t h.r~: c1~nN mY in. +arleFle~b ya~~R m~i c~nutty=G~IYYN~~+ A~~M itM iNbwltq WI IM N w1Mr Avis: GpmcNwN CMilNltp~ ~LIR: FKIp. FINN, NISIMI~ akSYtilYl~.~rw pW rmen YImItl1 ~ 1. NOFS:NgN~ AFfENT rA~ lNOWSER: Cwm'. ' 1'ED Y„„'. SI,gyKl COUNt!Y. 44ERK 1173-MIw111 TrIMm4NwIW: AVS. lF, 1hQ: - ORDINANCE NO. 58 (Bill No. 59-1974) AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEWS SOURCES. Date Approved: September 11, 1974 Effective Date: September 11, 1974 Copies of the foregoing Ordinance, in full, are on file in the Office of the County Clerk for use and examination by the public. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance passed third and final reading at the meeting of the County Council on September 11, 1974, by the following aye and no vote: AYES: Councilmen Carpenter, De Luz, Farias, Fujii, Hisaoka, and Yadao - 6. NOES: Councilman Kawahara and Chairman Yamada - 2. ~~J COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAII M068: KNYaIfNy . Ny G!~11" ~!. ~.: TiM. $y COI #JMWAU fW-J1~rM~ Map. ~N, k, NN.I OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK I do hereby certify that the tabulation of votes cast at the General Election held on Tuesday, November 5, 1974, in the County of Hawaii as taken from the Official Returns of the Results of Votes Cast at said election now on file in this office on the referendum on Ordinance No. 32, and the Amendments to the Charter of the County of Hawaii as proposed by the County Council are as follows: FOR AGAINST Referendum on Ordinance No. 32 5,401 21,727 Fluoridation of Water Supply Amendments to the Charter 1. Ordinance No. 56 13,004 10,139 (Establishing Councilmen's salary by Mayor's Commission) 2, Ordinance No. 57 16,171 6,283 (Change date of budget submission) 3. Ordinance No. 58 . 12,886 9,655 (Confidentiality of News Sources) 4. Ordinance No. 59 13,404 9,606 (Deletes need for Special Election) November 26. 1974 ~~\ ,u,~~ Ted T. Suz COUNTY CLERK