HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 279 Draft 03 2010-2012 . CQ•_, ��Ji�i,.
•
COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
f7rE; r .?:�r•`
OF•MF,d
RESOLUTION NO. 279 12
(DRAFT 3)
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING RULE NO. 13,
PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY, RELATING TO VIDEO TESTIMONY.
WHEREAS, the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of
Hawai`i ("the Rules") govern the affairs of the Council of the County of Hawai`i ("Council");
and
WHEREAS, the Rules were duly adopted as provided in Resolution No. 04-10, during
the initial convening of the Council on December 6, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Rules were subsequently amended by:
1. Resolution No. 25-11, duly adopted by the Council on January 25, 2011;
2. Resolution No. 30-11, duly adopted on February 16, 2011;
3. Resolution No. 64-11 and Resolution No. 65-11, Draft 2, both duly adopted on
May 4, 2011;
4. Resolution No. 113-11, Draft 2, Resolution No. 114-11, Draft 2, Resolution No.
115-11, Draft 2, and Resolution No. 122-11, all duly adopted on August 17, 2011;
5. Resolution No. 196-11, Draft 2, duly adopted on December 7, 2011; and
6. Resolution No. 269-12, Draft 2, duly adopted on July 3, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to further amend the Rules to encourage and facilitate
an ongoing effort for effective and efficient procedure and organization of the Legislative
Branch; and
WHEREAS, Rule No. 13 currently does not contain provisions for submission of video
testimony; and
WHEREAS, video testimony will take advantage of the capabilities inherent in modern
day technology to expand opportunities for the public to actively participate in County
government; and
WHEREAS, language of Rule 13 to be deleted is bracketed and stricken and language to
be added is bolded and underscored, as indicated in the attached "Exhibit A;" now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai`i are hereby
amended as indicated in the attached "Exhibit A."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this amendment shall take effect upon adoption,
and be implemented for the Committee and Council meetings scheduled for November 8, 2012,
and November 9, 2012, respectively.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall provide to all appropriate
parties those pages of the Rules that have been amended to replace the pages of the Rules made
obsolete by the adoption of this resolution.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 3rd day of October , 2012.
INTRODUCED BY:
--.7(11;.ca -
C• S I L MEMBER, CO Y OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i BLAS X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on October 3, 2012 IKEDA X
ONISHI X
PILAGO X
ATTEST: SMART X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
9 0 0 0
tr----"-■ Reference: C-786.4/GRC-19
WUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING 0 I R RESOLUTION NO. 2' 9 12
(Draft 3)
2
Exhibit "A"
RULE NO. 13
PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY
1. Written Testimony. Written testimonies shall be received for the record on any agenda
item. If possible, fourteen(14) written copies of the testimony should be submitted for
presentation to the Council or Committee by 12 noon the previous business day of the
meeting(s). Testimonies received after 12 noon shall still be received for the record and will be
presented to the Council or Committee members as soon as practicable.
2. Video Testimony. Prerecorded video testimonies shall be received for the record on
any agenda item and should be submitted for presentation to the Council or Committee by
12 noon the previous business day of the meeting(s). Testimonies received after 12 noon
shall still be received for the record and will be presented to the Council or Committee
members as soon as practicable.
R]3. Oral Testimony. Oral statements from any member of the public shall abide by the
following:
(a) Pursuant to Chapter 92, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, any person wishing to present
oral testimony on any agenda item may do so consistent with this rule.
(b) Persons wishing to present oral testimony relating to any agenda item shall
register with the Clerk prior to the closing of statements from the public at the call
of the Chairperson, indicating the item on which they wish to speak and their
position, if any. Persons may provide their name, address, and organization they
represent, if any.
(c) Each person may speak for three minutes subject to the discretion of the
Chairperson.
(d) Each person must speak at the time of calling, unless the Chairperson determines
otherwise.
(e) No person will be allowed to speak twice on the same subject.
(f) Any person wishing to speak on more than one subject shall register separately
for each agenda item.
(g) Those speaking shall direct their remarks to the Chairperson and not to any
individual Council Member or person in the audience.
1
(h) All members of the public shall extend proper courtesy and respect to one another
and to all Council Members, and all persons shall be addressed by their surnames.
No profanity or abusive remarks will be allowed at any time in any meeting.
(i) Any person, not a member of Council, who is disrespectful to the Council or any
Committee by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence or who
disrupts the exercise of any legislator's function, may be removed from the
meeting at the discretion of the Chairperson.
(j) Any person who does not abide by these rules may be ruled out of order by the
Chairperson.
[3]4. Nothing in this rule shall diminish the responsibility or the authority of the Chairperson to
maintain order and decorum.
[-4]5. Council Members shall refrain from making comments or asking questions of testifiers
during statements from the public. All deliberation and discussion on an agenda item must take
place after the item has been read into the record and a motion is pending on the floor. A
Council Member may, however, request that a person presenting public testimony on an agenda
item be available for questions during subsequent discussion.
2