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OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY
Meeting: March 28, 1984 CPC)
Action: Receive and file
Re: Res. 872/C-1491.1
County of Hawaii-State of Hawaii
Resolution No. s~2 s~
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 2-80, ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 1, 1980,
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING
RULE 11.
WHEREAS, on January 27, 1984, the County of Hawaii, Board of
Ethics tendered an Informal Advisory Opinion, stating that the
Council's Rules of Procedure, 11-6, which states that "No member
shall refrain from voting unless excused by the Presiding Officer.
Unless excused from voting, his/her silence shall be recorded as an
affirmative vote," if applied improperly could cause ethical dilemmas
for members of the Council; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Ethics believes that if a Council member
wishes to refrain from voting because of a possible conflict of
interest, that that member should be allowed to remain truly neutral.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it concurs with the Board of Ethics opinion that a
Council member who wants to refrain from voting, should be permitted
to do so under certain circumstances, therefore Rule 11-6 and 11-7 be
amended to read as follows:
6. No member shall refrain from voting unless excused
by the presiding Officer. [Unless excused from
voting, his/her silence shall be recorded as an
affirmative vote.l
a. A member may vote "Kanalua" (undecided)
or pass the first time the membec's name is
called by the Clerk on any vote; but if the
member; votes "kanalua" or remains silent
the second time the member is' called; the
member's vote will be recorded as "aye".
7. Any member who knows that he/she has a personal
interest, direct or indirect in any action proposed or
pending before the Council shall disclose such
interest prior to the taking of the vote thereon.
a. The presiding Officer shall excuse a
member who has a potential monetary interest
in the question, or whose right t a seat in
the Council will be afected by the
question, or whose official conduct is
involved in the question.
8. Whenever the ayes and noes are called, no one shall be
permitted to expain his/her vote. After the announcement of the
result, no one shall be permitted to change his/her vote.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT
UPON ITS APPROVAL.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this day of 1984.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES A/E
Dahlberg
De Luz, III '
Domingo
Fujii
Hale
Kawahara
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Schulte
Chr. Yamashiro
Reference: C-1491.1[PC-
M.B. No.
I RESOLUTION NO
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