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SECTION 2. Section 3-6, Organization of the Council; Officers; Employees, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2000), is amended to read as follows: "Section 3-6. Organization of the Council; Officers; Employees. (a) The council shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall serve at its pleasure. Until such time as the chairperson and presiding officer shall be elected, the mayor shall preside at such meeting, provided that the mayor shall not have a vote. The chairperson shall preside at council meetings. If at any meeting the chairperson is not present or unable to act, the vice chairperson shall then preside. In the absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the council shall elect from among its members a temporary presiding officer. (b) The council shall appoint the county clerk which position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. The county clerk shall: (1) Be the clerk of the council. (2) Be custodian of the county seal. (3) Conduct all elections held within the county. (4) Appoint the deputy county clerk [and the legislative auditefl, with the approval of the council, and such [positions] position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. (5) Perform such other functions as the council may prescribe. (6) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council, subject to civil service laws and classifications, and exercise the same power with respect to the personnel of the clerk's office as the department heads in the executive branch, with the exception of the office of the legislative auditor." SECTION 3. Article 111, Legislative Branch, County Council, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2000), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Section 3- Office of the Legislative Auditor. (a) There is established within the legislative branch an independent office of the legislative auditor to be headed by a legislative auditor who shall be appointed by the county council and shall serve for a period of six years, and thereafter, until a successor is appointed. The council, by a two- thirds vote of its membership, may remove the legislative auditor from office at any time for cause. (b) The legislative auditor shall possess adequate professional proficiency for the office demonstrated by relevant certification, such as certification as a 2