[Part VII.]  Neighborhood board

 

[§92-81]  Neighborhood board; notice andagenda; public input; quorum.  (a)  Any contrary provision in this chapternotwithstanding, the provisions of this part shall apply to neighborhood boardsoverseen by a neighborhood commission of the city and county of Honolulu, and such other neighborhood boards as may be created in other counties and overseenby a county-based commission.

(b)  The agenda required to be included inwritten public notice of a neighborhood board meeting may include anopportunity for the board to receive public input on issues not specificallynoticed for consideration at the forthcoming meeting.

(c)  Any matter raised as part of the publicinput agenda allowed under subsection (b) may be discussed and information onthe matter may be received by the board at the meeting; provided that the boardshall not make a decision relating to the matter.  The board may make decisionson matters originally raised as part of a public input agenda only at a later meeting,where the agenda for the meeting shall give notice of decision-making on thematter.

(d)  A quorum for a meeting of a neighborhoodboard shall be required for:

(1)  Conducting official board business;

(2)  Discussions prior to and related to voting; and

(3)  Voting required to validate an act of the boardas part of official board business.

A neighborhood board may receive information or testimony on a matter of official board business without a quorum; provided that the board shallnot make a decision on the issue.  The board members, at the next meeting ofthe neighborhood board, shall report the matters presented as information or testimony. [L 2008, c 153, pt of §1]