HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1059.001 2018-2020From the office of -
Council Member
District 3 — Hilo and Puna
SUSAN L.K. LEE LOY
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair
and embers of the Hawaii County Council
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FROM: Susan L.K. Lee Loy, Council Member
DATE: September 24, 2020
Office: (808) 961-8396
Fax: (808) 961-8912
Email- site.leeloy@hawaiicoitnty.gov
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 196; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2,
Article 4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), by
Adding a New Section Relating to Fiscal Impact Statements.
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Please see below a proposed amendment to Bill No. 196. This amendment adds clarifying
language. The proposed amendment is illustrated in Ramseyer format as applied to the current
contents of Bill No. 196. New material is underscored.
Bill No. 196 is amended by amending SECTION 1 to read as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
Section 2- . Fiscal impact statements.
a) "Fiscal impact statement" means a concise assessment of the immediate and
potential future effects a proposed ordinance may have on revenues, expenditures,
taxes, and fiscal liabilities.
b) A fiscal impact statement for a proposed ordinance that affects the revenues,
expenditures, taxes, and fiscal liabilities of the County may be initiated by the
director of finance at any time, or upon a council member's written request
submitted to the director of finance no later than 4:3 0 p.m. on the date of the first
required council reading of the proposed ordinance. The director of finance shall
submit the fiscal impact statement to the council no later than noon on the
business day prior to the second required council reading. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to limit the ability of the council to act on a proposed ordinance
in the absence of a requested fiscal impact statement.
c) This section shall not apply to any proposed ordinance to amend the Hawaii
County Charter or to establish the operating budget or capital budget for the
following fiscal year."
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A draft copy of the Draft 2 of this bill that would result if these proposed amendments are
adopted is attached.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
RELATING TO FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
Section 2- . Fiscal impact statements.
a) "Fiscal impact statement" means a concise assessment of the immediate and
potential future effects a proposed ordinance may have on revenues, expenditures,
taxes, and fiscal liabilities.
b) A fiscal impact statement for a proposed ordinance that affects the revenues,
expenditures, taxes, and fiscal liabilities of the County may be initiated by the
director of finance at any time, or upon a council member's written request
submitted to the director of finance no later than 4:30 p.m. on the date of the first
required council readingof the proposed ordinance. The director of finance shall
submit the fiscal impact statement to the council no later than noon on the
business day prior to the second required council reading. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to limit the ability of the council to act on a proposed ordinance
in the absence of a requested fiscal impact statement.
c) This section shall not apply to any proposed ordinance to amend the Hawaii
County Charter or to establish the operating budget or capital budget for the
followingfiscal year."
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the underscoring
need not be included.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does 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 severable.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect sixty days after approval.
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