HomeMy WebLinkAboutBILL 2910 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
.-Notice is hereby given that the Kaua`i County Council will hold a public
leaning on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the
Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room 201, Historic County Building, Lihu`e,
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Bill No. 2910
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 13,
;*O JAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RECOVERY
r ttESCUE EXPENSES
This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 6, Article 13 (Recovery of Rescue
Expenses), Kaua`i County Code 1987, as amended, to: (1) more closely reflect the
wording of Hawai`i Revised Statutes Chapter 137 (Search and Rescue Reimbursement
Act) and improve enforcement of the law by limiting automatic Office of the County
Attorney involvement to operations involving search and rescue expenses of one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or greater, and by requiring that incident reports also be
prepared and transmitted for these operations; and (2) establish a "Search and
Rescue and Wildfire Response Donations Account" to accept voluntary monetary
contributions made by persons in support of County of Kaua`i search and rescue
efforts and wildfire response. Funds deposited into this account shall be expended for
search and rescue expenses and for wildfire response. The funds collected shall not
lapse at the close of the fiscal year.
Any person may testify at the public hearing, and at any Council
and Committee Meeting (at which time any Bill may be amended).
Meeting notices and full-text Bills are available at least six (6) days in
advance at the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division and
kauai.gov/Government/Council/Webcast-Meetings. Written testimony may be
submitted via counciltestimony@kauai.gov, mail, or fax. For further information,
please call (808) 241-4188.
CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
I hereby certify that the Kaua`i County Council passed on first reading and
ordered to print Bill No. 2910 during the October 18, 2023 Council Meeting, by the
following vote:
AYES: Bulosan, Carvalho, DeCosta, Kagawa, Kuali`i, Rapozo TOTAL — 6,
NOES: Cowden TOTAL — 1,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL— 0,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL— 0.
Lihu`e, Hawai`i /s/Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa
October 19, 2023 County Clerk, County of Kaua`i
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(One publication— The Garden Island — October 25, 2023)