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FROM: Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Member C76
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DATE: June 17, 2013
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 18-13, Draft 2; A Resolution to
establish a Real Property Tax Stakeholders Task Force.
Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 18-13, Draft 2. The
proposed amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the
contents of Resolution No. 18-13, Draft 2, and bolded for illustrative purposes.
1. The second enacting clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be comprised
of Council Member Margaret Wille and Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,
Finance Director Nancy Crawford, Real Property Tax Administrator Stanley
Sitko, Real Property Assistant Administrator Lisa Nahoopii, Deputy Corporation
Counsel Ryan Kanakaole, and three members from the general public[:Janiee
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herein."
2. A new clause is inserted as the third enacting clause to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council Member Margaret
Wille, Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi and Finance Director Nancy
Crawford shall each select one member of the general public to serve on the
task force."
3. The final clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward
copies of this resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of
Hawai`i;Nancy Crawford, Director of Finance; Stanley Sitko, Administrator of
the Real Property Tax Division; Lisa Nahoopii, Assistant Administrator of the
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Real Property Tax Division; and Ryan Kanakaole, Deputy Corporation Counsel[;
A draft copy of Resolution No. 18-13, Draft 3, is attached with these proposed
amendments incorporated therein.
A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A REAL PROPERTY TAX STAKEHOLDERS
TASK FORCE.
WHEREAS,the March 5, 2012 International Association of Assessing Officers
(IAAO) Report entitled"Technical Assistance Report Evaluating Property Tax Policies
and Administrative Practices in Hawai`i County," as transmitted to the County Council
by Communication No. 641 (2010-12 Council term), suggests the establishment of a
group of stakeholders to address several of the 40 recommendations contained in the
report; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force would extend public outreach to address
public complaint issues, with the exception of appeals to the Real Property Tax Board of
Review, as provided in Section 19-97 of the Hawai`i County Code; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force should conduct periodic reviews of
brochures and forms for readability; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force should examine whether the creation of
sunset provisions for exemptions are beneficial and if so, create and review such sunset
provisions for all exemptions to force periodic review of underlying policies; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force should review the intent of underlying
policies and allegations of abuse of the agricultural use exemption; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force should look into consolidating agricultural
use eligibility options weighing the benefits of a simpler, more transparent system against
specific tax shifts; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force should determine specific ways to make
the relationship between taxes and value changes more transparent; and
WHEREAS, a stakeholders task force should identify problems related to tax
relief and review options; and
WHEREAS, the Council formed an Ad-Hoc Committee on July 31, 2012, to
review and prioritize the 40 recommendations contained in the IAAO report; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to continue the work of the Ad-Hoc
Committee in the form of a task force; and
WHEREAS, Section 92-2.5, subsection(a) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes
provides that two council members may discuss between themselves matters relating to
official board business to enable them to perform their duties faithfully, as long as no
commitment to vote is made or sought and the two members do not constitute a quorum
of their board; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
that it hereby establishes a Real Property Tax Stakeholders Task Force, under the
direction of the Finance Director, to address those recommendations contained in the
International Association of Assessing Officers Report.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be comprised of
Council Member Margaret Wille and Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Finance
Director Nancy Crawford, Real Property Tax Administrator Stanley Sitko, Real Property
Assistant Administrator Lisa Nahoopii, Deputy Corporation Counsel Ryan Kanakaole,
and three members from the general public who shall be selected as provided herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council Member Margaret Wille, Council
Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi and Finance Director Nancy Crawford shall each select
one member of the general public to serve on the task force.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force meet at a minimum of once
per month and shall submit quarterly reports to the Council that provide all findings and
recommendations of the task force, including all alternatives for specific measures to
address the appropriate recommendations in the International Association of Assessing
Officers Report.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be dissolved on
November 30, 2014, unless prior to that date the Council approves by way of resolution a
one-year extension.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of
this resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawai'i;Nancy
Crawford, Director of Finance; Stanley Sitko, Administrator of the Real Property Tax
Division; Lisa Nahoopii, Assistant Administrator of the Real Property Tax Division; and
Ryan Kanakaole, Deputy Corporation Counsel.