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May 2,2012 Page 2 four -year term to be [coterminous ] alternating with the election of the Mayor and Prosecuting Attorney. [ Thereafter, elections for the Office of the Corporation Counsel will occur in the same year as those elections for Mayor and Prosecuting Attorney, with the Corporation Counsel to serve a four year term. ] 2. Section 3, as provided in Bill No. 211, is amended to read as follows: "ARTICLE _. CORPORATION COUNSEL. Section _ -1. Election and Term of Office. The corporation counsel shall be elected for a term of four years, which term shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday of December following the election. Section _ -2. Qualifications. The corporation counsel shall be an attorney licensed to practice,. [and]in good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i, and have a minimum of six years practice in civil law. The corporation counsel shall be a citizen of the United States of America and shall have been a duly qualified elector of the county for at least one year immediately preceding the election. The elected candidate shall provide a resume to the County Clerk following the election, but prior to inauguration. The county clerk shall forward the resume to the credentials committee for its review. Section _ -3. Powers, Duties and Functions. The corporation counsel shall be the chief legal advisor and legal representative of all county agencies, the council and all officers and employees in matters related to their official powers and duties, unless otherwise provided by law. The corporation counsel shall represent the county in all civil legal proceedings and shall perform all other services incident to the office as may be required by law. The corporation counsel shall, however, be prohibited from representing any elected officer in impeachment proceedings. Section _ -4. Assistant Corporation Counsel; Deputies; Staff. [ The corporation counsel may appoint an assistant corporation counsel, deputies and other necessary staff. The assistant corporation counsel and any deputies to the corporation counsel shall be attorneys licensed to practice and in good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i. The assistant corporation counsel shall, during the temporary absence or disability of the corporation counsel, assume the power and perform the duties of the corporation counsel. ] The corporation counsel may appoint an assistant corporation counsel, deputies and other necessary staff. The assistant corporation counsel shall be an attorney licensed to practice, in good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i, and have a