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Mtv or y,~ <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> h~i~ b:•M~"' <br /> BILL NO. 269 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VII, CIIAPTER 4, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY <br /> CHARTER (2000), RELATING TO TI-IE FIRE DEPARTMENT. <br /> BE I"I ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. "Ihe purpose of this amendment is to change the title of the <br /> County's fire department from "Fire Department" to "Hawai`i Fire Department." The <br /> <br /> department has been known by a number of names since its formation in the late L880's. [n <br /> 1892 the island's fire fighting unit was officially titled the "Hilo Volunteer Fire Department." <br /> Since those early days, the department and its official title have continued to evolve. This <br /> <br /> proposal would adopt the name, "Hawai`i fire Department" as the official title of the <br /> <br /> department. <br /> S1;C'I'[ON 2. The title of Article VII, chapter 4, of the Hawaii County Charter (2000), <br /> <br /> relating to the Fire Department, is renamed as follows: <br /> "CHANTER 4 <br /> HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT" <br /> SECTION 3. Article VII, chapter 4, section 7-4.1, of the Hawaii County Charter (2000), <br /> is amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 7-4.1. Organization. There shall be a Hawaii fire department <br /> consisting of a fire chief, a deputy fire chief, a fire commission and the <br /> necessary staff. The fire chief shall be the administrative head of the Hawaii <br /> fire department." <br /> SECTION 4. Article VII, chapter 4, section 7-4.2, of the Ilawai`i County Charter (2000), <br /> <br /> is amended to read as follows: <br /> '`Section 7-4.2. Statement of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the <br /> purpose of this chapter to establish in the county a system of fire <br /> protection and prevention and emergency services which shall be based on <br /> qualified and professional leadership and personnel In order to achieve <br /> this purpose, the Hawaii fire department shall be operated in accordance with <br /> the following: <br /> <br />