HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPRC 009 2017/06/22 (2016-2018) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
DATE: June 22, 2017 Re: Comm.No. 322
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:37 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred
Communication No. 322, reports as follows:
Communication No. 322, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated May 31, 2017, nominates
Emile Wery of District 4 to the Hawai`i County Veteran's Advisory Committee.
Mr. Wery retired from the United States Army after 35 years of service as a 1st Sergeant combat
infantryman. He is a Vietnam War and Korean Defense veteran. He is a current member of the
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veteran of Foreign Wars, Combat Infantry Association and
the Big Island Retired Military Association(BIRMA). Mr. Wery previously served on the
Veterans Advisory Board. If confirmed, he would serve a term ending December 31, 2020.
Ms. Barbara Kossow, Deputy Managing Director to Mayor Kim, introduced Nominee Wery.
Mr. Wery appeared via videoconferencing from the Hilo Chambers. The vote was then taken with
nine Council Members voting"aye."
Pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 7, Section 15-61 of the Hawai`i County Code, the Mayor shall appoint,
with the approval of Council, a representative of various veteran associations to serve on the Veterans
Advisory Committee.
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Communication No. 322, and recommends confirmation of the appointment of Emile Wery to the
Veterans Advisory Committee.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
EOFF X PARKS AND RECREATION
KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
POINDEXTER x JE IFER RUGGLES, CHAIR
RICHARDS X PWPRC REPORT NO.: 9
RUGGLES X ADOPTED: JUL 0 7 2017