HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-24 Mayor Kim Issues Supplementary Proclamation re Boards and Commissions, Extends Permit Deadlines -- press release
Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
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March 24, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
Mayor Kim Issues Supplemental Emergency Proclamation regarding Board
Meetings and Extension of County Permit Deadlines
Mayor Harry Kim issued a Supplementary Emergency Proclamation on Tuesday
regarding the suspension of Board and Commission meetings and hearings, as well as
the extension of County permits deadlines.
The Supplementary Proclamation just issued invokes Section 127A-13(b)(1) Hawaiʻi
Revised Statutes, as amended.
“The following shall be suspended during this state of emergency:
(1) Meetings and Hearings.
Meetings or hearings, including contested case hearings, conducted
by boards and commissions established under the Charter or the
Hawaiʻi County Code are suspended, provided that meetings or
hearings may be conducted to the extent the Governor of the State of
Hawaiʻi has suspended the requirements of Chapters 91
(administrative procedures) and 92 (public agency meetings and
records), HRS, and sufficient capability exists to conduct such
meetings or hearings by telephone or video conference as
determined by the County department providing administrative
assistance to the board or commission.
(2) Permit Deadlines and Automatic Approvals.
Any deadline or automatic approval imposed by the Hawaiʻi County
Code or an administrative rule of any County department, officer,
board, committees, and/or commissions is hereby continued to the
latter of the following: 60 days after the date of this Second
Supplementary Emergency Proclamation, dated March 24, 2020, as
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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may be extended; or 60 days from the date of the current deadline or
automatic approval date.
This suspension does not extend the time to perform any permit
condition of an existing permit that has already been approved.
The Supplemental Proclamation will continue for 60 days, to May 22, 2020, or until
further action by the Mayor’s Office.
County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.