HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2013-67 Draft 1COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUAI Etotutton No. 2013-67, Draft 1 RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2013-02 RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES AND THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The Rules of the Council of the County of Kaua`i are hereby amended by Rule 12 to read as follows: RULE NO. 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Committee Hearings. Public hearings of Council matters initiated by or referred to a Committee shall be chaired by the Chair or Vice Chair of that Committee. b) Council Hearings. Public hearings initiated by the Council shall be chaired by the Chair or Vice Chair of the Council. c) Upon the conclusion of any public hearing, the matter shall remain within the jurisdiction of the appropriate body for amendments, recommendations or Committee disposition. d) Location of Hearings. All public hearings of the Council or Committees shall be held in the County Building or Lihue Civic Center or at a location designated by the Council and during normal working hours of the County, unless otherwise provided by law or majority concurrence of the Council or Committee. e) Conduct of Public Hearings. 1) Public hearings are held to receive testimony from the public and Councilmembers should reserve their opinions and arguments for the appropriate Council or Committee meeting. 2) The Council Chair or Committee Chair shall be the Presiding Officer, and shall be responsible for conducting a fair, expeditious and orderly hearing. 3) The notice and purpose of the hearing shall be clearly stated at the beginning of each hearing.
4) The following rules shall be read or be available for distribution by the Clerk: A) Persons wishing to testify are requested to register with the Clerk prior to the Chair calling the meeting to order. B) Persons testifying are entitled to the floor only when recognized by the presiding chair. C) Persons testifying may state their name, whom they represent, and shall state whether they are a registered lobbyist, in compliance with H.R.S. Chapter 97, Lobbyist. D) Persons testifying shall testify only on the subject matter under consideration and shall refrain from direct questioning of the Councilmembers and staff personnel and shall direct any remarks or questions to the Chair. E) Persons with written testimony may be given priority at the discretion of the Chair. F) Oral presentation shall be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; extended time may be granted by the Chair. The Chair shall have the prerogative to set the speaking time for each speaker and may also set the order of speakers, speaking for or against any proposition, and may notify the speaker of the expiration of his speaking time, 30 seconds before such expiration. If the Chair determines that scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the Council or Committee to understand an issue or issues relating to an agenda item and the person offering the testimony is off island and unavailable to attend the meeting, the Chair may allow the person to testify via teleconferencing or videoconferencing. The Chair's determination as to the person's knowledge or unavailability shall be subject to appeal as provided in Rule 7. G) Members of the public shall be allowed to speak a second time on the same question or subject. Such speakers shall be allowed an additional three (3) minutes to present testimony. After all such speakers have testified, the Chair may allow an additional four (4) minutes to conclude the testimony. H) The Chair shall grant to persons who have not registered, time to speak following the registered speakers after their first speaking opportunity, in same manner as registered speakers. I) Speakers shall restrict themselves to the issues and avoid personalities.
J) The Chair may restrict or terminate a speaker's right to the floor for intemperate or abusive behavior or language." SECTION 2. New material is underscored. SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect upon its approval. Introduced by: /s/ JOANN A. YUKIMURA V:\RESOLUTIONS\2012-2014 TERM\Reso No. 2013-67 Draft 1 PM_cy.doc 71)e ELAA/timl A1. 2013-67. Draft 1 ti`ti, a,October 9, 2013. Da.)October 10, 2013 thy. mut F.c g.c.a EBrUAYL X g+,v',ma X aao,err. x 1c,cicina,a x acif n.,44a X 5,a X Gj,a X gad 5 0 2 0 71)e ELAA/timl A1. 2013-67. Draft 1 ti`ti, a,October 9, 2013. Da.)October 10, 2013