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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GRC 12/07/2011 2010-2012 ACTIONS K. Angel PilagoFred Blas, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Brittany Smart Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice-ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS th 14 Session DATE: December 7, 2011 (Wednesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 8:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 8:00 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 482: AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-6, (Bill 152) AND ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 6-5.5, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2010 EDITION), RELATING TO SPECIAL COUNSEL AND COUNCIL STAFF ATTORNEYS From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated November 14, 2011, transmitting the above bill. Initiates an amendment to the Hawai‘i County Charter to grant the County Council the right to employ special counsel and Council staff attorneys without express limitation. RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 152 ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Pilago – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Onishi -1. Excused: None. (For informational purposes, Mr. Ikeda and Mr. Yoshimoto voted “kānalua” twice.) Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer GRC-14 Page 2 December 7, 2011 Comm. 483: HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HSAC) EXECUTIVE MEETING REPORT OF NOVEMBER 3, 2011 From Vice-Chair K. Angel Pilago, dated November 10, 2011, transmitting the following: 1) HSAC Executive Meeting Report of November 3, 2011; and 2) HSAC Executive Committee Meeting Agenda and its attachments. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Pilago – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Onishi – 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT - 9:00 a.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for December 1, 2011 this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5 If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm. For further information, please call 961-8245. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies before 12:00 noon on Thursday, for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted December 1, 2011: (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; Please submit (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety Committee thth meetings - Tuesdays, December 13 and 20 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance, Governmental Relations, and thnd Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 15 and 22 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee th meetings - Saturday, December 17 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.