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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GRC 04/17/2012 2010-2012 K. Angel Pilago Fred Blas,Member Chair .►t:'.°'. Brenda Ford,Member `,• �: _% ` Pete Hoffmann,Member •s,11 ;'!''/, Donald Ikeda,Member Brittany Smart Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,Member Vice-Chair ?� _ �� Dominic Yagong,Member • J Yoshimoto,Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 22' Session DATE: April 17, 2012(Tuesday) C) PLACE: Council Chambers = - :=- Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 2�--1-� N TIME: 9:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones,pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S)ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 657: REPORT REGARDING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES(NACo) PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM From Council Member Brittany Smart,dated March 28, 2012, stating that Mr.Aaron King of CVS Caremark,Arizona,will be presenting information regarding the program(via audio-only connection), as well as Mr. Andrew Goldschmidt,NACo Director of Membership Marketing,who will include a description and timeline for a new dental program. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 627: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CHARTER(2010)BY (Bill 211) REPEALING ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 5,AND ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO PROVIDE THAT THE CORPORATION COUNSEL SHALL BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE COUNTY States that the Corporation Counsel shall be an elected official of the County rather than an official appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the County Council. The Corporation Counsel would continue to serve as the chief legal advisor and legal representative of all County agencies, the Council, and all officers and employees in matters relating to their official powers and duties. This measure includes transitional provisions whereby the first election for the Office of the Corporation Counsel will occur in 2014. Postponed: March 20 and April 3,2012 (Note: There is a pending motion by Mr.Yagong and duly seconded by Ms.Ford to approve Bill 211.) Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 2 GRC-22 Page April 17, 2012 ADJOURNMENT The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by April 13, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. 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. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to Please submit separate testimony for each (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us . item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety; and Governmental Relations Committee thstthrd meetings - Tuesdays, April 24 and May 1 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, April 26 and May 3 at 7 a.m. and th 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 28 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.