HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN CHC 1989-09-29 PH Minutes of
IlkHAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION
Public Hearing
and
Regular Meeting
September 29 , 1989
I. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Greenwell called the meeting to order at
approximately 5 : 07 p.m. at the Keaau District Court
Building, Keaau, HI .
II. ROLL CALL
Members Sherwood Greenwell , Vice Chairman
Present: Pamela F. Cushnie
H. Peter L'Orange
Aileen Lum
Steven T. Nishikawa
Akira T. Omonaka
Patricia M. Poppe
Attorney: Christopher Yuen
Secretary:R. Marie Jacobs
Members Robert E. Bethea, Chairman
Absent: Francine Duncan
David Fuertes
James O. Juvik
III. PUBLIC HEARING:
No one appeared to testify. So regular meeting took
place.
IV. REGULAR MEETING: Vice Chairman Greenwell called the
regular meeting to order; a quorum was present.
A. Approval of 8/24 , 9/15 and 9/16 minutes:
Upon motion made by Ms . Poppe and seconded by Mr.
L 'Orange, the minutes were unanimously approved.
B. Checklist of Recommended Changes :
1. Yuen: After the public hearing cycle is
completed, checklist will be corrected to
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reflect additions/changes; then list will be
�1 re-circulated to commission members.
2. Omonaka: Suggested counsel insure that
recommended Charter amendments comply with
state laws .
3 . L'Orange: Need commission vote on larger items
first , i . e. whether we go with strong-mayor or
city manager type of government (1 : 1:41) ; then
other items can be decided on that basis.
4. Poppe: Prefers that commission take votes
first on how commission wishes to proceed on
basic check-list items; if all agree on an
item, the commission can pursue wording; if
there is disagreement, discussion can ensue and
decision can be made (35) .
5. Greenwell: Publicizing of changes must be 45
days or more before the election.
6. Greenwell : Suggests June, 1990 be the absolute
deadline for submitting testimony, so the
commission has a few months to finalize the
wording and publish. Yuen: Commission has to
• take public testimony on any agenda item/change
discussed (25) . After item is finalized,
commission can take vote that the item is
finalized, and then item will be forwarded to
Clerk and Lt. Governor ' s Office. There is a
provision for reconsideration also.
7. Yuen: Commission must vote on exact language
that will go into the Charter.
8 . Cushnie: Educating the public re the changes
may take time.
C. Cut-Off Date for Testimony:
1. Omonaka: Our Rules of Procedure say that
whenever meetings are held re Charter changes ,
the public can comment after those meetings ;
the rules could be amended (31) .
2 . Poppe: Cut-off date also depends on when Lt.
Governor ' s office sets deadline for submission
of Charter-change wording. Yuen: Deadline
would be set late summer or early fall.
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Aft D. Miscellaneous:
1. Cushnie: Questioned whether housekeeping items
could be handled after the election. Yuen:
No. Commission' s function is to present
Charter changes to voters . Commission cannot
give advisory opinions to County government
after the election.
2. L'Orange: Commission must propose language for
the changes also (38) .
3 . Jack Smoot: Reiterated that he expects the
commission never to have executive sessions ,
that all will be open to the public (20) .
V. ADJOURNMENT:
Upon motion made by Mr. L'Orange and seconded by Mr.
Nishikawa, the meeting was adjourned, at 5 :45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Or
R. Marie Jacob.
• Secretary-Assistant
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