HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 120 Draft 01 1992-1994COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION N0. 12d 93
AMENDING SECTION 3, ENTITLED "COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON," OF RULE 4 OF
THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
RELATING TO COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS.
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has closed the Kealakehe sanitary
landfill and has now opened the new Pu'uanahulu sanitary landfill in
West Hawaii under a private contract which provides for payment of
substantial tonnage fees for solid waste deposited with the
contractor for landfilling; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has not adopted an ordinance or
plan to reduce the volume of solid waste to be landfilled in West
Hawaii or in any other region within the County, whether through
source reduction, diversion or recycling; and
WHEREAS, just within recent weeks the Mayor has presented a
proposed solid waste management plan to the Council, but such plan
is devoid of specific program proposals to implement the draft plan
objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Council recognizes the emergency of a solid waste
disposal crisis now upon this county and that a programmatic solid
waste management plan for the County of Hawaii is urgently needed in
order to actually reduce and manage the volume of solid waste being
disposed at county landfills; and
WHEREAS, a programmatic solid waste management plan must be
finalized and adopted by the Council for the County of Hawaii as
soon as possible, and such endeavor must be given emergency status
and take precedence over non-essential Council business.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that section 3, entitled "Committee Chairperson," of Rule 4
of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii is
hereby amended to read:
"3. Committee Chairperson The chairperson of each committee
shall call meetings, preside at all meetings and prepare and be
responsible for their respective agenda for each meeting. The
vice-chairperson shall perform the duties of the chairperson in
his/her absence.
The committee chairperson of each committee shall receive all
referrals to the committee. The referrals shall be placed on the
agenda of the committee upon the request of any councilmember,
whereupon the committee chairperson shall schedule the matter within
the next two committee meetings after such request. Provided,
however, the committee chair erson or vice-chair erson shall not
schedule anv referral onto anv meeting agenda occurrin during the
months of November or December of 1993 unless, in the discretion of
the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the committee or council,
such referrals re ards an immediate and ur ent need or concern of
the Count of Hawaii. An "immediate and urgent need or concern"
shall include, by wa of illustration only and without limitation:
civil emergencies, financial transfers, a ency requests for council
approval or comment, significant amendments or adr3;r
the
Hawaii Count Code, and matters pertaining to development and
implementation of a county solid waste management plan and program
Provided further, the above requirement to restrict committee agenda
shall earlier expire in the event and at such time that a ro osed
county solid waste management plan and
program is scheduled on
council meeting agenda during the months of November or December of
1993."
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 3rd day of _November , 1993.
INTRODUC~ BY;
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCII. ROLL CAI_t_ vn~
Coaaty of Hawaii
Hilo. Hawaii
I hereby oartity that the fore~oin~ RESOLUTION wag by
tha yob indicated b the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL
of tha County of Hawaii on ~rnvPmh r 't 1 9
Y~ -4~'Y ICI
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
RES~LVriav PU. ~j:~U 93