HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 019 Draft 01 2018-2020COUNTY OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING RULE NO. 69
STANDING COMMITTEES.
WHEREAS, the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of
Hawaii ("the Rules") govern the affairs of the Council of the County of Hawaii ("Council");
and
WHEREAS, the Rules were duly adopted as provided in Resolution No. 4-18 during the
initial convening of the Council on December 3, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the Rules could be improved by amending Rule No.
6, Standing Committees, to ensure the focus of a specific Committee by changing its name; and
WHEREAS, the amendment to Rule No. 6, Standing Committees, as indicated in
Ramseyer format (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is
underscored) is attached as "Exhibit A" and is incorporated herein by reference; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Rule No. 6 of the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawaii
is hereby amended as indicated in the attached "Exhibit A".
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to all appropriate parties those pages of the Rules that have been amended to replace
those pages that have been made obsolete by the adoption of this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 19th day of December 112018
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INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMB R, COUNTY OF tiAWA141
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on December 19. 2018
ATTEST:
D�
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON &PRESIDING OF ICER
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C-8/Council
RESOLUTION NO. 19 1 i
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CHUNG
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DAVID
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KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
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KIERKIEWICZ
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LEE LOY
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POINDEXTER
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RICHARDS
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VILLEGAS
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Reference: C-8/Council
RESOLUTION NO. 19 1 i
"EXHIBIT A"
RULE NO. 6
STANDING COMMITTEES
1. Standing committees have a continuing existence. There shall be seven (7) standing
committees as follows:
(a) Committee on Finance
(b) Committee on Planning
(c) Committee on Parks and Recreation
(d) Committee on [EtyvifenmerAal Resil , ney and Managemo„*] Agriculture, Water,
Energy, and Environmental Mana ement
(e) Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit
(f) Committee on Public Safety
(g) Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development
2. The scope and responsibilities of the standing committees shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
(a) Committee on Finance:
(1) Matters related to auditing, budget, capital improvement projects,
improvement districts, lease agreements, appropriations, general
obligation and revenue bonds, taxes, intergovernmental revenues, grants,
licenses, data systems, procurement policies, open space acquisitions, land
acquisition, district contingency relief funds, personnel transactions, and
associated fees.
(2) Matters related to the establishment of the annual County operating and
capital budgets, including the setting of real property tax rates. I
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(3) Matters related to health care, health insurance, increasing access to such
professional services and community clinics.
(4) Matters related to human services, social services, social service agencies,
homelessness, and non-profit programs.
(b) Committee on Planning:
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Matters related to public lands, general plan, community development plans,
subdivisions, zoning, land use, infrastructure requirements, coastal zone
management, historic sites and trails, cultural resources, street names, public
access, and associated fees.
(c) Committee on Parks and Recreation
Matters related to parks and recreation, youth activities, elderly activities,
cemeteries, and associated fees.
(d) Committee on Envir-enwental Resil oney and Management] Agriculture, Water,
Energy, and Environmental Management:
(1) Matters related to agriculture sustainability, food processing, diversified
[tel] agriculture, development of agriculture, forestry,
aquaculture, mariculture, fertilizers, invasive species, fisheries and other
natural resources.
(2) Matters related to water -use efficiency and sustainability through water -
use conservation, management, protection, and restoration of ecosystems,
investment in water -use infrastructure, public and private water, systems
and wells, drinking water for rural communities, and watershed
approaches and protection.
(3) Matters related to solar energy, geothermal energy, wind, biomass,
hydropower, wave energy production, bio -fuel and synthetic fuel
production, power systems, and energy-efficient technologies for
buildings not covered by the committee responsible for public works.
(4) Matters related to the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the
environment, management of solid and hazardous waste, wastewater,
recycling programs and associated fees.
(e) Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit:
(1) Matters related to management of public facilities, building, fire, plumbing
and related codes, dedication deeds, street and other public improvement
dedications, easements, highways, scenic byways, floodways, flooding
and drainage, bridges, public utilities, telecommunications, traffic control,
sign regulations, road beautification and associated fees.
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(2) Matters related to public transportation/mass transit programs and
associated fees.
(f) Committee on Public Safety:
Matters related to police and fire protection, civil defense, liquor control, humane
society, animal control, prosecuting attorney, emergency preparedness,
emergency management, disaster recovery, and associated fees.
(g) Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development:
(1) Matters related to State and Federal legislation, Hawaii State Association
of Counties, National Association of Counties, State/County overlapping
functions, International relations, and Federal, State and County agency
relations.
(2) Matters related to research and economic development programs, market
development, tourism, shipping, job creation, education, scientific
research, astronomy and space projects, foreign trade zones, enterprise
zones, and industrial activities.
3. The Chairpersons and Vice Chairperson of each Committee shall be determined by
resolution.
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