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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‘ICOUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
nd
22 Session
DATE:
April 17, 2012 (Tuesday)
PLACE:
Council Chambers
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME:
9:30 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 9:58 a.m.
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.
CLOSE FILE:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Pilago – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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GRC-22 Page April 17, 2012
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
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 211 ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Smart, Yagong and Chair Pilago - 8.
Noes: Committee Member Yoshimoto - 1.
Absent: None.
(For informational purposes, Mr. Blas and Mr. Ikeda voted “kānalua” twice.)
ADJOURNMENT - 10:50 a.m.
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.
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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.
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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Finance; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety; and Governmental Relations Committee
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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
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schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.