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Home My WebLink AboutBIL 226 Draft 03 1994-1996 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 226 (DRAFT 3) ORDINANCE NO. 96 4 4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 20, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION), RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION DATA BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to make voter registration data available to qualified persons or entities on computer tapes, and it would require that the requestors provide their own computer tapes. The provisions of this Ordinance also apply to voter registration data that is made available in a printed format. SECTION 2. Chapter 2, Article 20, Section 2-122, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is amended to read as follows: "Section 2-122. [Rental of voter registration computer tapes] Release of voter registration data. The clerk or [his] the clerk's designated representative shall [only rent] release voter registration data on computer tapes or in printed form to candidates, political parties, committee, or service bureaus, [at rental fees] as provided in this article. [The tapes] Voter registration data shall be used only for [electioneering for public office] election or government purposes." SECTION 3. Chapter 2, Article 20, Section 2-124 and Section 2-125, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is amended to read as follows: "Section 2-124. Conditions [of rent] for accessing voter registration data. (a) [All of the] The following conditions shall be met before voter registration K [computer tapes may be rented] data is released: (1) The applicant obtains the written permission of the clerk or [his] the clerk's designated representative; (2) The applicant agrees in writing that he or she will not use, sell or otherwise release the voter registration datacomputer tapes or the duplicate for other than [electioneering for public office] election or government purposes; and (3) [The candidate, political party, committee, or service bureau renting the tape agrees in writing to return the tape in the same condition it was in prior to renting it out, reasonable wear and tear excepted, no later than the date specified by the clerk.] Applicants requesting voter registration data on computer tapes must provide tapes as specified by the election division. Section 2-125. Charges for [rental of computer tapes] voter registration data. [(a) The rental fee for the use of voter registration computer tapes of the regular elections or the office of Hawaiian affairs (OHA) elections shall be a $100 handling charge for each list for the first seventy-two hours of use. (b) After the first seventy-two hours, an additional fee of$25 per day or any fraction thereof shall be charged to the renter. (c) In addition, there shall be charges to the renter for any damage to the voter registration computer tapes incurred during the rental period.] One hundred ($100) dollars shall be charged for voter registration data of Hawaii . County voters requested on computer tape. Fees for a printed copy or extract of this data shall be in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 17, Section 2-104." SECTION 4. New material is underscored. Material to be repealed is bracketed. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: c____ 7 .440.k.r: 0, _, COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: March 20, 1996 Date of 1st Reading: March 20, 1996 Date of 2nd Reading: April 3 , 1996 Effective Date: April 12, 1996 REFERENCE: Comm. 1025 R'ae..A'r'.f ��4.P iJ //��1� �y kri. I�a-:,.,c �Y+'ED c s to r4"' 7gyp. i !�C""7 � eD'4�■p 4q] it,) u ?- l':, t+�:d i. � ,^}.�',,.�,din W TY r- fc----,., VI . -,,--0:- DEN IY- "CC;:f CP.ATi ON COUN EL /7 COUNTY OF HAWAII L 4-- -16, s+y Bills 221, 222, 226 (Draft 3) , 227, and 229 (Draft 2) I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the County Council on March 20, 1996, by vote as listed below: BILL 221: An Ordinance amending Ordinance 95-75, as amended, relating to Public Improvements and Financing Thereof for the Fiscal Year July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1996, by adding. the following project: PUBLIC WORKS Old Volcano Road - Private ($8, 060) ; funds for this project shall be provided from Private Contribution Receivables ($8, 060) . AYES: Councilmembers Arakaki, Childs, De Lima, Domingo, Osorio, Rath, Ray, Smith, and Chairwoman Bonk-Abramson - 9 . NOES: None. BILL 222 : An Ordinance 95-81, as amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawaii for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1996, by appropriating revenues of $55, 000 in the Special Duty account; and appropriates the same to the following Special Duty - accounts : Reg S&W ($5, 079) , Comp & Off Supp ($200) and Misc Charges ($49 , 721) . AYES: Councilmembers Arakaki, Childs, De Lima, Domingo, Osorio, Rath, Ray, Smith, and Chairwoman Bonk-Abramson - 9 . NOES: None. BILL 226 (Draft 3) : Amends Chapter 2, Article 20, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) , relating to Voter Registration Data; makes voter registration data available to qualified persons or entities on computer tapes only for election or government purposes, after complying with established conditions, which includes the applicant providing computer tapes specified by the Election Division and paying the $100 charge; fees for a printed copy or extract of this data shall be in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 17, Section 2-104 . AYES: Councilmembers Arakaki, Childs, De Lima, Domingo, Osorio, Rath, Ray, Smith, and Chairwoman Bonk-Abramson - 9 . NOES: None. BILL 227 : An Ordinance amending Chapter 20, Article 4, Hawaii County Code, 1983 , as amended, relating to Solid Waste Disposal Fees; authorizes the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, to temporarily rescind the solid waste disposal fees for a one week period. AYES: Councilmembers Arakaki, Childs, De Lima, Domingo, Osorio, Rath, Ray, Smith, and Chairwoman Bonk-Abramson - 9 . NOES: None. e 414 BILL 229 (Draft 2) : An Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Hawaii County Code, 1983, as amended, relating to sewers; provides, for all sewer extensions to be approved by resolution of theCounty Council,c with guidelines for the applicant to follow in applying for t e extension: 1) the applicant shall connect all property owners who are required to hook up to the system, if written permission is granted by the property owner; if the property owner does not give permission to the applicant to connect, then the property owner shall be required to connect to the sewer system as provided for in Chapter 21 of the Hawaii County Code; 2) if the applicant chooses for the County to construct the extension, the applicant may elect to pay the full cost for the extension and for ten years after completion of the extension receive all moneys for sewer charges collected by the County from other properties connecting to the extension, the total of such reimbursements shall not exceed the cost incurred by the application to construct the extension; plans to reimburse applicant for construction of sewer extensions shall require the approval of the County Council by resolution; or pay one half of the cost for the extension with the other half being paid by the County; if applicant chooses this method of payment the Chief Engineer or designee shall make an estimate of the cost of construction and submit it to the applicant; the applicant then deposits with the County a sum equal to one-half of such cost, then nd the matter shall be referred to the Council for review, approval appropriation of the County's share of costs; 3) If the applicant chooses to construct the extension, shall bear the total cost of construction; the applicant may receive for ten years after completion all moneys for sewer charges collected bythe County from other properties connecting to the extension; in addition, total reimbursements shall not exceed the cost incurred by the applicant to construct the extension; plans for reimbursement to the applicant for construction of the sewer system shall require the approvalof the Council by resolution. AYES: Councilmembers Arakaki, De Lima, Domingo, Smith, and Chairwoman Bonk-Abramson - 5. NOES: Councilmembers Childs, Osorio, Rath and Ray - 4 . Copies of these Bills are available in the Office of the County Clerk for use and examination by the public. Barbara Bell COUNTY CLERK (March 28, 1996 )