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Upon the death, resignation, removal or expiration of the term of any county administrative officer, the director of finance shall cause an audit and investigation of the accounts maintained by the officer and the officer's agency or executive agency to be made and shall report the results thereof to the county manager, the mayor and the council. In the case of the death, resignation or removal of the director of finance, the council may cause an audit to be made of the accounts of all agencies and executive agencies. If, as a result of any such audit, an officer be found indebted to the county, the [mayeF county manager shall proceed forthwith to collect the indebtedness." SECTION 34. Article XIII, section 13-1, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2024 Edition), is amended by amending the definition of "officer" to read as follows: "(d) "Officer" includes the following: (1) Mayor, county manager and members of the council. (2) Any person elected or appointed as administrative head of any agency of the county or appointed as a member of any board or commission provided for in this charter. (3) Any person appointed by a board or commission as the administrative head of any agency of the county. (4) Deputy, assistant or division chief appointed by the administrative head of any agency of the county. (5) Assistant or deputies of the corporation counsel and prosecuting attorney." SECTION 35. Article XIII, section 13-8, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2024 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 13-8. Term of Office and Appointment of Department Heads. (a) The term of office of department heads, except for those appointed by the county manager, shall be coterminous with that of the mayor provided, that where a successor has not been appointed, sitting department heads may continue in office pending such appointment. (b) [The mayer- shall appoint depattm ent leads] Department heads appointed by the mayor shall be appointed within thirty days of the mayor taking office or within sixty days after the occurrence of any vacancy. The council shall act to confirm or reject any appointment of a department head by the mayor within sixty days after receiving notice of the appointment from the mayor. If the council does not confirm or reject any such appointment within sixty days, the appointee shall be deemed to have been confirmed. (c) Department heads appointed by the mayor shall take office upon appointment but shall not continue in office if the council denies confirmation. (d) Department heads appointed by the county manager shall be appointed within thirty days of the counly manager taking office or within sixty days after the occurrence of any vacancy and shall take office upon appointment." 14