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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 192 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. 12 %U AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 3 -17, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2010 EDITION), RELATING TO THE COUNTY REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to initiate an amendment to the Hawai`i County Charter to prohibit redistricting commissioners from becoming a candidate for the County Council for the first election cycle following the redistricting. SECTION 2. Article III, section 3 -17 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2010 Edition) is amended to read as follows: "Section 3 -17. County Redistricting Commission. (a) There shall be a county redistricting commission which shall establish the boundaries of the council districts. (b) The initial redistricting commission shall consist of seven members, two of whom shall be residents of the combined judicial districts of North and South Hilo, one from the judicial district of Puna, one from the judicial district of Ka`u, one from the combined judicial districts of North and South Kona, one from the combined judicial districts of North and South Kohala, and one from the judicial district of Hamakua. The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13 -4. (c) Each subsequent redistricting commission shall consist of nine members. One member shall be a resident of each council district as established by the previous redistricting commission. The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13 -4. (d) The year 1991 and every tenth year thereafter shall be redistricting years. The redistricting commission shall be appointed and confirmed by July 1 of the year immediately preceding the redistricting year, and shall file a redistricting plan with the county clerk by December 31 of the redistricting year. A report shall be filed with the redistricting plan providing an explanation of the commission's reasoning for the plan and how the plan complies with the criteria provided in subsection (g). The redistricting commission shall be dissolved after the filing of the redistricting plan.