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for. certain decisions. In accordance with this legislative intent, agency hearings pursuant to Chapter 91 should be held by the Planning Commission and appeals be made directly to the judicial courts. 3. In order to clearly separate the functions of the decision-making body and the appellate body, the Board of Appeals is placed for administrative purposes in the Office of the Corporation Counsel instead of the Planning Department. In addition, the, bill makes less significant changes to clarify and reinforce the following existing practices and mandates: 1. Includes duties of the Planning Commission as those assigned by state statute. 2. Reinforces that the Planning Commission will hold public hearings on any matter upon which they must act. 3. Clarifies the kinds of matters which would be appealable from the administrative decisions of the Planning Director and the Chief Engineer. 4. Underscores the preference for. Board of Appeals members to have planning and construction expertise. SECTION 2. Section 5-4.2 of the Hawaii, County Charter (1991), relating to the Planning Director, is amended to read as follows: "Section 5-4.2. Planning Director. The planning director shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The director shall be the administrative head of the department and shall: (a) Serve as the chief planning officer of the county and the technical advisor to the mayor, planning commission, and council on all planning and related matters. -2-