Title
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS (CONFLICTING INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CHARTER) (GET-10(8))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of correspondence dated December 30, 2019, from Council Vice-Chair Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, transmitting a proposed resolution entitled “PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONFLICTING INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CHARTER.” The purpose of the proposed resolution is to place on the next General Election ballot the question of whether the Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended, should be amended, effective January 2, 2021, to establish standards for interpreting and complying with the Charter, including by requiring a judicial action to be filed within 30 days to seek clarity when a conflict in the interpretation of the Charter is identified.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of the proposed resolution on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of the correspondence and other related action.