Title
PROMOTING ROADWAY SAFETY (WIT-66)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. County Communication 19-400, from Councilmember Yuki Lei K. Sugimura, relating to roadway safety.
2. Correspondence dated November 22, 2019, from the Department of the Corporation Counsel, transmitting a proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO POLICE AUTHORITY TO HAVE MOTOR VEHICLES TOWED.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend Chapter 10.08, Maui County Code, to authorize police officers to tow a motor vehicle if a motorist is cited or arrested for certain traffic violations such as operating or habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of the proposed bill on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of County Communication 19-400 and other related action.