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J�t-4 OF M,�7 BMJ/Hl COUNTY OF HAWAII •_ ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 78 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 16, SECTION 2-98 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 16, section 2-98 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 2-98. Adjustments and exceptions. (a) When government quarters and/or meals are furnished at no cost or at low cost, the amount of per diem allowance shall be reduced by the director of finance. (b) The mayor or council chairman, for their respective branches of government, may disallow any unauthorized, improper, or unreasonable expense. The mayor or council chairman may also authorize expenses in excess of the established limits or may authorize meals with business meetings, awards and recognition events, and entertainment of important persons, or may approve exceptions with good cause to any provision relating to travel and expenses. No exception involving_ public funds shall be authorized without a public purpose. (c) The mayor may delegate the authority granted under this section to any department or agency head within the executive branch. (d) Meals may also be provided to employees who do not otherwise qualify under this section or under any negotiated employee contract while attending workshops, conferences, or training sessions at the request or direction of the department head and to the benefit of the County." SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the underscoring need not be included. 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 declared to be severable.