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SECTION 2. Article VII, chapter 1, of the Hawaii County Charter (2000), relating to the Department of Civil Service, is amended to read as follows: "CHAPTER 1 DEPARTMENT OF [C""'~] HUMAN RESOURCES Section 7-1.1. Organization. There shall be a department of [^~••crv-.;-~cf;`iv2] human resources consisting ofa director, a merit appeals boazd and the necessary staff. Section 7-1.2. [ Merit Appeals Board. The [ci~i;-se,=dice ee~mnissien] merit appeals boazd shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in section 13-4. [Cernmissien] Board membership shall be representative of the community, and the members shall all be in sympathy with and believe in the principles of the merit system in public employment. Section 7-1.3. Director. The director of [~ai'rsenTee] human resources shall be appointed by the °°T•~^° ^^-~m~°°~°°] merit appeals board and may be removed by the [eemmissien-] merit appeals board. Section 7-1.4. Powers, Duties and unctions. The director of [^~~~,a~;-se,^Pia] human resources shall be responsible for the [personnel] human resources management program of the county with two distinct categories of duties. The major duties shall be in the areas of equal employment opportunities, personnel development, personnel deployment, personnel relations and personnel welfare including employee safety and workers' compensation. The secondary duties of the director shall be the administration of the civil service system and the maintenance of the aims and mechanics prescribed by statute. The director shall be the administrative head of the department of [e+vil-sewiee] human resources and shall be responsible for the proper conduct of all the administrative affairs of the department and for execution of the [personnel] human resources management program prescribed by this charter, ordinances, laws and regulations. The [c~~•~' ^°mm~°~~°°] merit appeals board shall function according to statute. The director shall provide technical and clerical staff services to the [semmissien] board. Section 7-1.5. Position Classification Plan; Compensation. Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, all positions in the service of the county shall be classified within a position classitication plan, and all persons holding such positions shall be compensated as provided by the compensation law of the state. Section 7-1.6. Administrative Supervision. The department of [c~~•-r.n-sc~r'icc] human resources shall come under the general supervision and control of the mayor. SECTION 3. Article XI[l, section 13-1Q of the Hawaii County Charter (2000), relating to prohibitions is amended to read as follows: "Section 13-10. Prohibitions. No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any county position or appointive county administrative office shall directly or