HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 131 2014/02/18 (2012-2014) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: February 18, 2014 Re: Comm.No. 669
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 4:07 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Communication No. 669, reports as follows:
Communication No. 669, transmitted by Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 30, 2014, requests review
and favorable recommendation of the nomination of Ms. Ida H. Otake to the Merit Appeals Board.
Ms. Otake is a lifelong resident of Hawai`i. In 2009, she retired from the State of Hawai`i Department of
Health after 42 years of service. She is a past member and chair of the North Hawai`i Coalition Against
Drugs and the Kohala Coalition Against Drugs. She has also served as a member of the State Health
Planning Development Agency— Sub Area Council and the Native Hawaiian Health Task Force. Ms. Otake
states that she is not affiliated with any political party. If confirmed, she will serve a term to expire on
December 31, 2016.
Ms. Charmaine Shigemura, Executive Assistant to Mayor Kenoi, came forward and provided background
information, expressed the Mayor's support, and requested Council's favorable action of this appointment.
Ms. Otake stated that she would like to give back to the community now that she is retired.
Council Members Wille and Poindexter expressed their support of the nominee's appointment to the Merit
Appeals Board.
Ms. Otake is not required to be present at full Council for final confirmation.
Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Sections 76-14, 47, 51, 71, 75 and Hawai`i County Charter Section
7-1.2.(a), there shall be a Merit Appeals Board, consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the
Mayor and confirmed by the Council.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Comm. No. 669, and recommends
confirmation of the appointment of Ms. Otake to the Merit Appeals Board.
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YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: mR 0 7 2014