HomeMy WebLinkAboutComm No 0012.03 - Public hearing ProtocolDouglass Shipman Adams
Chairperson
Jennifer Leilani Zelko-Schlueter
Vice Chairperson
Date: January 30, 2019
2018-2020
HAWAII COUNTY
CHARTER COMMISSION
To: Members of the Hawai`i County Charter Commission
William Carthage Bergin
Michelle Galimba
Paul K. Hamano
Kevin D. Hopkins
Bobby Jean Akane Leithead Todd
Sarah H. Rice
Christopher John Imiloa Roehrig
Marcia A.K. Saquing
Donna Mae Springer
From: Douglass Shipman Adams, Chair
Hawai`i County Charter Commission
RE: Discussion on Protocol for Public Hearings
This memorandum is to inform the Commissioners and public on protocol for the six
public hearings currently scheduled to be convened between March 25 and April 4, 2019.
Protocols for Public Hearings:
1) Public Hearings will start promptly at 6pm.
2) Members of the public wishing to present oral testimony at a public hearing shall
register with the secretary prior to the conclusion of the testimony period at the
public hearing. The conclusion of the testimony period will be determined by the
Chair.
3) Written testimony relevant to proposed charter amendments or any Charter section
shall be received for the record. Written proposals regarding any amendment or
additions to the Charter may be submitted at the time of the hearing or thereafter.
4) The Chair shall call the name of the member of the public wishing to speak.
Members of the public shall begin their testimony with their name, any organization
they may be speaking for, and the relevant proposed Charter amendment or Charter
section they are speaking to. Members of the public shall make their statements to
the Commission in general, and not to any specific commissioner.
5) Individual members of the public shall be allotted a maximum of 5 minutes for their
testimony, unless the Chair institutes and declares a shorter period prior to the start
of the statements at the meeting's initiation.
6) The purpose of the public hearings is to enable the Commission to receive feedback
from the public on proposed charter amendments or other Charter -related subjects.
Therefore, Commissioners shall refrain from making comments or asking questions
of testifiers during their statements.
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7) At the discretion of the Chair, any testimony not relevant to proposed charter
amendments or concerning the Charter may not be heard.
8) Members of the public will be allowed to speak once at a public hearing. Speaking
for another individual will not be allowed.
9) The Chair shall maintain order and decorum during the hearing, reasonably
administering the receipt of oral and written testimony. Members of the public shall
extend proper courtesy and respect to one another and to all Commissioners and
Commission staff. All persons shall be addressed by their surnames and no
profanity or abusive remarks will be allowed at any time. Any person who is
disrespectful to Commissioners, staff, or other members of the public through
disorderly or contemptuous behavior, or who disrupts the holding of the hearing,
may be removed from the hearing at the discretion of the Chair.
10) Failure to abide by these protocols may result in testimony being shortened or the
abusive party being asked to leave the hearing.
11) These protocols shall be available to members of the public at the registration table
on the day of the hearing.
I will be placing this communication on the February 8, 2019, meeting agenda for public
notice and review of the Commission.
DSA/jdh