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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. 152 <br />AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-6, <br />AND ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 6-5.5, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY <br />CHARTER (2010 EDITION), RELATING TO SPECIAL COUNSEL AND COUNCIL <br />STAFF ATTORNEYS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to initiate an amendment to the <br />Hawaii County Charter to grant the County Council the right to employ special counsel and <br />Council staff attorneys without express limitation. <br />SECTION 2. Article III, section 3-6 of the Hawaii County Charter (2010 Edition) is <br />amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 3-6. Organization of the Council; Officers; Employees. <br />(a) The council shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice <br />chairperson, each of whom shall serve at its pleasure. Until such time as the <br />chairperson and presiding officer shall be elected, the mayor shall preside at such <br />meeting, provided that the mayor shall not have a vote. The chairperson shall <br />preside at council meetings. If at any meeting the chairperson is not present or <br />unable to act, the vice chairperson shall then preside. In the absence of the <br />chairperson and vice chairperson, the council shall elect from among its members a <br />temporary presiding officer. <br />(b) The council shall appoint the county clerk which position shall be exempt from <br />civil service laws and classifications. The county clerk shall: <br />(1) Be the clerk of the council. <br />(2) Be custodian of the county seal. <br />(3) Conduct all elections held within the county. <br />(4) Appoint the deputy county clerk, with the approval of the council, and such <br />position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. <br />(5) Perform such other functions as the council may prescribe. <br />(6) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the <br />council, subject to civil service laws and classifications, and exercise the <br />same power with respect to the personnel of the clerk's office as the <br />