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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2020-22COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUA'! l\,esolution No. 2020-22 RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-02 RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COMM:ITTEES AND THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I, STATE OF HAWAl'I: SECTION 1. to read as follows: Resolution No. 2019-02, Rule No. 4(a) is hereby amended "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 Committee of the Whole, which shall consist of [seven (7) voting members.] six (6) voting members and one (1) ex-officio member. 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 & Veterans Services consisting of five (5) voting members and two (2) ex-officio members. The Public Works & Veterans Services Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to highways and roads, utilities, solid waste, wastewater, buildings under the jurisdiction of the County, baseyards, Veterans services, military, and legislation relating to the Committee. (2) A Committee on Parks & Recreation I Transportation consisting of five (5) voting members and two (2) ex-officio members. The Parks & Recreation I Transportation Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to 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, public transportation, legal issues relating to transportation, and legislation relating to the Committee. 1 (3) A Committee on Planning consisting of five (5) voting members and two (2) ex-officio members. The Planning Committee shall consider· all matters relating 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 Housing & Intergovernmental Relations consisting of five (5) voting members and two (2) ex-officio members. The Housing & Intergovernmental Relations Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to housing, issues relating to homelessness, the Hawai'i State Association of Counties (HSAC), the National Association of Counties (NACo), and legislation relating to the Committee. (5) A Committee on Public Safety & Human Services consisting of five (5) voting members and two (2) ex-officio members. The Public Safety & Human Services Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to Police, Fire, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Civil Defense, Liquor Control, legal issues relating to public safety, the Department of Human Resources, the Agency on Elderly Affairs, and legislation relating to the Committee. ( 6) A Committee on Finance & Economic Development consisting of five (5) voting members and two (2) ex-officio members. The Finance & Economic Development Committee shall consider all matters pertaining to finances, revenues, taxes, real property tax, economic development programs and initiatives relating to tourism, the visitor industry, 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, and legislation relating to the Committee. (7) A Committee of the Whole consisting of [all members of the Council.] six (6) voting members and one (1) ex-officio member. 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 Office of the Mayor, appointments to boards and commissions, preparation of the annual County Operating and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) budgets, budget amendments, and legislation relating to the Committee." 2 SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval. Introduced by: ~~ ARRYL KANESHIRO V:\RESOLUTIONS\2018-2020 TERM\Amending Council Rules (Amended Committee Structure) SS_dmc.doc ~pe 1/jrun @:bock x C!Cowben x <fuslin x 1kagalua x 1kaneS'biro x 1kuali'i x 'm:otal 6 ~ap C!Excu~el:Y X* 0 1 3a.ecu~el:Y 0 QCertificate @f ~boption We berebp certifp tbat la.eS'olution ..1fl,o. 2020-22 luaS' abopteb hp tbe C!Counctl of tbe C!Countp of 1kaua't, ~tate of J!)awai'i, 1Libu'e, 1kaua't, J!)awai'i, on March 25, 2020 3 *Beginning with the March 11, 2020 Council Meeting and until further notice, Councilmember Arthur Brun will not be present due to U.S. v. Arthur Brun et al., Cr. No. 20-00024-DKW (United States District Court), and therefore will be noted as excused (i.e., not present).