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J�•(Y Os M��':. COUNTY OF HAWAII : • � -:.�/:• STATE OF HAWAII• BILL NO. 150 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 13 AND CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 1 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 13, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Article 13. [Cou t., Housing Agency.] Housing Administration. Division 1. Hawaii County Housing Agency. Section 2-66. Created; scope of authority. (a) An agency to be known as the Hawai`i County housing agency (hereinafter "housing agency") is created to provide adequate housing in the County as it deems necessary. (b) The housing agency shall consist of all of the members of the council. When the council acts as the [Hawai`i County] housing agency, its role is limited to public housing policy formulation and is not charged with the duties of administering housing programs. (c) The housing agency may apply for and receive funds from private, state, or federal sources. Section 2-67. Purpose[.] of the housing agency. The purpose of the housing agency is to make housing available in those areas of the County where the housing agency finds that adequate housing accommodations are not available. [In chapter 16, Hawai`i Revised Statutes.] Section 2-68. Powers[:] of the housing agency. The [County] housing agency shall have the following powers subject to applicable limitations of State law: [ . • . . ' - . . ' . .. . . . . . - 4 . . 4S - . .'`' ' -: . - . . . . - .. - -,] [ . • .. . . '. - - - . . . . . .. .. _ - •;] [(c�](1) Obtain loans, insurance and guarantees from the State or the United States, or subsidies from either; and