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<br />Charter Commission - Transcript of Meeting of July 12, 2000Page 1 of 45 <br />Home Page | Charter main page <br /> <br />HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION <br />Transcript of Meeting of July 12, 2000 <br />Hawaii County Liquor Commission Conference Room, <br />Hilo Lagoon Center <br />Attendance: J. Ray, M. Herkes (from 5:15 p.m.), R. Higashi, S. Irvine, D. Kurozawa, G. Martin, J. <br />Santangelo (from 5:28 p.m.), G. Yoshiyama, Counsel C. Yuen <br />Absent: E. Alonzo, K. Balog, S. Bess <br />And 1 member of the public in attendance. <br />The meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m. <br />RAY: I’d like to call the meeting to order. This is the 1999-2000 Hawaii County Charter Commission, <br />our regular meeting, Wednesday, July 12th, 5 p.m., Hilo Lagoon Centre. <br />Attendance. At the present moment is Mr. Martin, Ms. Irvine, Mr. Higashi, Mr. Yoshiyama, Dr. <br />Kurozawa and myself, John Ray. And we’re expecting a couple of more folks. <br />Statements from the Public. We have none. Shucks. <br />Minutes Approval. Minutes of May 31st, 2000. <br />MARTIN: Read them. Looked okay. Motion to pass them. <br />YOSHIYAMA: Second. <br />RAY: Okay, any comment? All in favor? <br />COMMISSIONERS: Aye <br />RAY: Financial Status Report. As of 5/31, $64,854.69. Just to let you know, we’ve received an <br />additional $9,000 and some in invoices, so a rough figure is closer to $55,000.00 than $64,000.00, what <br />we’re looking at right now, and that will be relevant when we discuss our developing a budget for taking <br />the amendments out to the public later. <br />Communications. We did receive – I guess you distributed it – the communication from Dr. Holschuh. <br />So everybody got those. So, there’s nothing new that wasn’t distributed. <br />Unfinished Business, Item number A., I’m going to ask Mr. Yuen to explain why we need to take a vote <br />this evening on the exact time language when the Managing Director amendment takes effect. <br />YUEN: This had originally been written up and passed so that it would take effect on approval by the <br />voters, and the Charter Commission passed it that way. On thinking about it some more, I thought it <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 07-12-00.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />