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Council amends Bill 22 to preserve mayoral emergency access to funds; FD1 adopted
Summary
The Honolulu City Council amended Bill 22 (CD2) to include language preserving emergency powers that allow the mayor to access funds without prior council approval in a disaster; the amendment passed by roll call (recorded as CR184) with one council member registering reservations.
The Honolulu City Council amended Bill 22 (CD2) to adopt an FD1 that incorporates language preserving emergency access to funds for the mayor in the event of disaster, and the council approved the amended bill on third reading.
Budget chair and other members agreed to add language from a prior floor draft dealing with emergency powers after noting that a related bill (Bill 36) had failed earlier. Council member Cardenio moved to further amend the FD1 to include that proviso; the motion was seconded and carried on roll call.
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