HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2017-51COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF KAUA’I
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RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.2017-02,RELATING TO THE
RULES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I FOR THE
ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES AND THE
TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I,STATE OF
HAWAI’I:
SECTION 1.Resolution No.2017-02,is hereby amended by amending
Rule No.4(a)to read as follows:
“RULE NO.4
COMMITTEES
There shall be four (4)kinds of Committees,namely:(a)Standing
Committees,(b)Joint Committees,(c)Sub-Committees,and (d)Special Advisory
Committees.
(a)Standing Committees.There shall be seven (7)Standing
Committees consisting of both five (5)voting members and two (2)ex-officio
members,except for the Planning Committee,Budget &Finance Committee and
the Committee of the Whole,which shall consist of seven (7)voting members.
Ex-officio members of a Committee shall have a voice,but no vote,in all Committee
proceedings,and are not counted in determining the number required for a quorum
or whether a quorum is present.Ex-officio members shall also not have a right to
make or second motions.The purpose of the Standing Committees is to provide
well-considered recommendations to the Council on all bills,resolutions,and other
matters referred to the Standing Committee by the Council.
(1)A Committee on Public Works I Parks &Recreation
consisting of five (5)voting members and two (2)ex-officio members.The
Public Works I Parks &Recreation Committee shall consider all matters
pertaining to highways and roads,utilities,solid waste,wastewater,
buildings under the jurisdiction of the County,baseyards,parks,beaches,
recreational areas,stadiums,Neighborhood Centers,Kaua’i War Memorial
Convention Hall and the services provided,all recreational facilities,Wailua
Golf Course,promotion and initiation of recreational programs and events,
youth and elderly recreational programs,and legislation relating to the
Committee.
(2)A Committee on Community Assistance &Veterans
Services consisting of five (5)voting members and two (2)ex-officio
members.The Community Assistance &Veterans Services Committee shall
consider all matters pertaining to housing,issues relating to homelessness,
the Agency on Elderly Affairs,Veterans services,and legislation relating to
the Committee.
(3)A Committee on Planning consisting of [five (5)voting
members and two (2)ex-officio members.]all members of the Council.The
Planning Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to land use,the
General Plan,zoning,shoreline protection,subdivision controls,
environmental concerns,historic preservation,Department of Water,and
legislation relating to the Committee.
(4)A Committee on Economic Development &
Intergovernmental Relations consisting of five (5)voting members and
two (2)ex-officio members.The Economic Development &Intergovernmental
Relations Committee shall consider all matters relating to economic
development programs and initiatives relating to tourism,the visitor
industry,military,small business development,employment,sports and
recreation development,culture and the arts development,economic
development promotional efforts,sustainability,agriculture,food,energy,
other economic development areas,the Hawai’i State Association of Counties
(HSAC),the National Association of Counties (NACo),and legislation
relating to the Committee.
(5)A Committee on Budget &Finance consisting of all members
of the Council.The Budget &Finance Committee shall consider all matters
pertaining to finances,revenues,taxes,real property tax,preparation of the
annual County Operating and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)budgets,
budget amendments,and legislation relating to the Committee.
(6)A Committee on Public Safety &Transportation consisting
of five (5)voting members and two (2)ex-officio members.The Public Safety
Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to Police,Fire,the Office of
the Prosecuting Attorney,Civil Defense,Liquor Control,public
transportation,legal issues relating to public safety and transportation,and
legislation relating to the Committee.
(7)A Committee of the Whole consisting of all members of the
Council.The Committee of the Whole shall consider all matters pertaining to
establishment of new Committees,policies of the Council,goals and
objectives of the Council and its Committees,rules of the Council,screening
of questions of ethics,internal matters dealing with the Council and the
Office of the County Clerk,charter amendments,all issues involving the
Office of the County Auditor,the Department of Human Resources,the Office
of the Mayor,appointments to boards and commissions,and legislation
relating to the Committee.”
SECTION 2.Material to be deleted is bracketed.New material is
underscored.
SECTION 3.This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval.
Introduced by:
MEL RAPOZO
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