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• <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII � '= %��•' STATE OF HAWAII <br /> BILL NO. 109 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 24 25 (DRAFT 4) <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13-8 <br /> OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER(2022 EDITION), RELATING TO TERM OF <br /> OFFICE OF DEPARTMENT HEADS. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Article XIII, section 13-8, of the Hawai`i County Charter (2022 Edition).is <br /> amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 13-8. Term of Office and Appointment of Department Heads. <br /> [The term of office of department heads,deputies and assistants shall be co terminous with <br /> that of the appointing authority; provided, that where a successor has not been appointed, a <br /> department head, deputy or assistant, as the case may be, shall continue in office pending such <br /> appointment. The council shall confirm or deny confirmation within sixty days of the <br /> appointment of any department h ad. If the council does not act within sixty days, the <br /> department head shall be deemed to be confirmed. The department head shall take office upon <br /> appointment but shall not continue in office if the council denies confirmation.] <br /> (a) The term of office of department heads shall be coterminous with that of the mayor; <br /> provided, that where a successor has not been appointed, sitting department heads may <br /> continue in office pending such appointment. <br /> (b) The mayor shall appoint department heads within thirty days of taking office or within <br /> sixty days after the occurrence of any vacancy. The council shall act to confirm or reject <br /> any appointment of a department head by the mayor within sixty days after receiving <br /> notice of the appointment from the mayor. If the council does not confirm or reject any <br /> such appointment within sixty days, the appointee shall be deemed to have been <br /> confirmed. <br /> (c) Department heads shall take office upon appointment but shall not continue in office if <br /> the council denies confirmation." <br /> SECTION 2. Charter material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.New charter <br /> material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or printing these charter provisions for <br /> inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawai`i, the reviser need not include the brackets, <br /> bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring. <br /> SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof <br /> to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or <br /> THIS WILL VERIFY THAT TWO-THIRDS OF THE HAWAI'I COUNTY COUNCIL VOTED TO <br /> OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S VETO ON BILU 169 DRAFT 4 <br /> ''' ` COUNCIL CHAIR <br />