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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER NOTE:THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL BE ON s THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT,NOVEMBER 4,2014 The Hawaii County Charter is the document which sets out the form of local government in the"County of Hawaii. One,amendment has been proposed to the Ch rter by the Hawaii County Council.The amendment; Proposal No. 1;will be placed on a allot it the form of a question, and set°before the electorate in the will Election on ovember 4, 2014. .The full text for the single amendment is provided below in ordinance form.In ordinance,material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken and new material is underscored.in addition,the ballot question for Proposal No.l is set out preceding the full, text of the proposed amendment. BALLOT QUESTION PROPOSAL NO.1:Term of Appointment for the County Clerk Shall the County Charter be amended to create a four-year term of appointment for the County Clerk, with the'County Council having the authority to remove the County Clerk from office by a two-thirds vote of its membership? If you agree with Proposal No."1,"vote yes. If you disagree with Proposal No."1,"vote no. ------------------------- FULL TEXT OF PROPOSAL NO.1 ORDINANCE NO.14-98 AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 111,SECTION 3-6 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER(2812 EDITION),RELATING TO THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT FOR THE COUNTY CLERK. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWArl: SECTION 1 .Article III,section 3-6 of the Hawaii County Charter(2012 Edition),is amended to read as follows: "Section 3-6.Organization of the Council;officers;Employees. (a) The council shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairper- son,each of whom shall serve at its pleasure. Until such time as the chairperson and presiding officer shall be elected,the mayor shall,preside at such meeting, provided that the mayor shall not have a vote.The chairperson shall preside at council meetings. If at any meeting the chairperson is not present or unabl8 to act, the vice chairperson shall then preside. In the absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson,the council shall elect from among its members a temporary presiding officer. (b) The council shall appoint the county clerk which position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. The county clerk shall serve for a period of four Years and thereafter, until a successor is appointed-The councilr-by a"two-thirds- vote of its membership, may remove the county clerk from office at any time The county clerk shall: (1) Be the clerk of the council (2) Be custodian of the county seal (3) Conduct all elections held within the county. (4) Appoint the deputy county clerk,with the approval of the council,and such position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. (5) Perform such other functions as the council may prescribe. (6) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council,subject to civil service laws and classifications,and exercise the same power with respect to the personnel of the clerk's office as the department heads in the executive branch,with the exception of the office of the legislative auditor." SECTION 2. New charter material is underscored.When revising,compiling,or printing these charter provisions for inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawaii,the reviser need not include the underscoring. SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance,or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid,such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application;and to this end,the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 4 . Upon adoption of this ordinance,this council,by appropriate resolution, shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawaii County for approval in the 2014 general election. SECTION S. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2014 general election, as duly certified, and shall apply to the term of the County Clerk appointed by the County Council inaugurated for the 2014-2016 Council term. Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. (307029 Hawaii Tribune-Herald: September 16,2014) Y ,