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BILL NO. 11 ~
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4-32.1, HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983, (1995 EDITION) RELATING TO THE TRAINING;
APPOINTMENT; POWERS OF HUMANE OFFICER
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
SECTION 1. Chapter 4, Section 4-32.1, Hawaii County Code 1983, is amended
to read as follows:
Section 4-32.1. Training; appointment; powers of humane officer.
(a) Pursuant to section 143-2.5, section 143-7, and section 46-1.5(15),
Hawaii Revised Statutes, a humane officer shall be authorized to
issue a complaint and summons or other form of citation as the
[finance director] police chief may deem to be appropriate to enable
a humane officer to carry out and to perform the duties of a humane
officer under this chapter and any contract between the County and
a humane society.
(b) The [finance director] police chief shall verify that a person
designated by a humane society to serve as a humane officer is
qualified and trained to serve in that capacity. The [finance
director] police chief shall be empowered to establish minimum
requirements for qualification and training, which may be revised
from time to time, provided that a copy thereof, and of any
revisions, shall be kept on file with the [finance director's] op lice
chiefs office thereof at all times. All County agencies, officers and
employees shall render their cooperation and assistance to the
finance director for purposes of this subsection (b).
(c) The [finance director] police chief, upon verification of a humane
officer's qualification and training, shall issue an oath of office and
identification badge or insignia to the humane officer.
(d) A humane officer's appointment, power and authority shall be for a
period of not more than two years unless the same is sooner
terminated by the humane officer's discharge as an employee of
the humane society or discharge as a humane officer by the
[finance director] police chief. The [finance director] police chief
may terminate and discharge a humane officer's appointment upon
recommendation of the humane society of which the humane
officer is an employee or upon a finding by the [finance director]
golice chief that the humane officer has failed to comply with the
minimum qualification and training requirements established for
humane officers by the [finance director] police chief.
(e) No proceeding for the appointment, termination or discharge of
humane officer shall be subject to laws governing civil service or
public employees.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity
does not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INT ODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMB ,COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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