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COUNTY OF HAW:A .
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S1"ATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
283 98
RESOLUTION DIRECTING_ :rHE CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO TAKE
NECESSARY ACTION TO PLACE THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY
ORDINANCE 98-17 ON THE 1998 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
WHEREAS, Article XV, Hawaii County Charter, and Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, govern Charter amendments and revisions; and
WHEREAS, the requirements for amending the Charter by ordinance are set out in
Section 15-1 and 15-2, Hawaii County Charter; and
WHEREAS, Section 15-1 requires that an ordinance proposing a Charter amendment be
adopted after three readings on separate days and passed by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of
the entire membership of the Hawaii County Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 15-2 requires that upon adoption of such an ordinance, the Council
shall by resolution provide that the proposed amendment be submitted to the electors of the
County for approval at the next general election and that the resolution shall provide for the
publication of the full text of the proposed amendments in at least two daily newspapers of
. general circulation in the County at least forty-five days prior to submission to the electors of the
CoUnty; 'and '
WHEREAS, Section 11-119(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that questions and
issues which are to be placed on the general election ballot be submitted to the Chief Election
Officer of the State of Hawaii not later than 4:30 p.m. on the sixtieth calendar day prior to the
election; and ' " .'
WHEREAS, the next general election will be held on November 3, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 98-17, which proposes an amendment to the Hawaii County
Charter creating a DATA SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, was adopted after three readings on the
following dates by the following votes:
Reading
First Reading
Second Reading
Third Reading ,
Date
January 16, 1998
February4, 1998
February18,1998
Vote
8 ayes, 1 no
8 ayes, 1 no .
6 ayes, 1 no,:2 absent; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 98-17 was approved by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro 'on
February 24, 1998, and published on March 8, 1998; and '
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WHEREAS, September4~ 1998, is the six~~~thcalendardayprior to the next scheduled
general election; and . ,
WHEREAS, Saturday, September 19, 1998, is the forty':fifth dayprior to the next '
scheduled generalelectioil. '
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THECOUNTY OF
HAWAII that it hereby directs the Clerk of the County of Hawaii to take all nece~sary steps ,
provided for in all applicable pr()visionso(the Hawaii County Charter and the Hawaii, Revised ,
Statutes, within the prescribed 'time limits, for placing the Charter amendment proposed by
Ordinance 98.; 17 on the 1998. General Election ballotfor approval by the voters of the County. '
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BEiT FURTHER RESOLVEDthatthose actions include but ,riot be limited to . . '
submission of the ballot question toDwayn~ D. Y oshina;,Chief Election Officer oftlle State of
Hawaii, prior to 4:30p.m., S~tember4, 1998, pursuant toSectioilll-119(b), HawaiiRevised
Statutes, and pubIication.ofthe full text of the Charter amendment proposed by Ordinance 98-17
in theJlawaii Tribune Herald and the West Hawaii Today, two newspapers of general circulation
in the county, prior to Saturday, September 19, 1998,theforty.,fifth day prior to the 1998
General Election, pursuant to Section 15-2, Hawaii County Charler.
, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be sent to
DwayneD. Yoshina, Chief Election Officer of the State of Hawaii; and Donald Ikeda, Clerk of
Hawaii County. .
. Dated at Hilo,. Hawaii, this
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was ~y the
vote indicated to the right hereofadoptedby the COUNqL of the
County of HawaIi on June 16 . 1998
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo; Hawaii
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EX
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ATTEST:
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.cOUNTY CLERK
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,CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
Reference G- 6 41 . 02 .,
RESOLUTION NO. . . 2.83 98