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AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 14-5 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER(2014), RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Article XIV, section 14-5 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2014), is amended to read as follows: "Section 14-5. Board of Ethics. (a) There shall be a board of ethics consisting of nine members. One member shall be a resident of each council district. [appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council. It shall consist of five --- •• ..- . . residents of the county. Each shall serve for a term of five y ars. Upon the initial appointment of members pursuant to this charter, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term The board shall establish its rules of procedure.] (b) Board members shall serve terms of four years. All board members appointed prior to twelve 'o clock meridian on December 5, 2016, shall serve the remainder of their terms, provided that no member shall serve for more than four years regardless of the member's initial term of appointment, and further provided that if two or more board members reside in the same council district, only the member who has served on the board longest shall be retained. (c) The council member from the council district in which a vacancy exists shall submit to the mayor a list of two nominees to the board. Nominees shall reside in the same council district as the council member. The mayor shall appoint one of the nominees as the board member. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 13-4, members of the board may be appointed without regard to the nominee's political party affiliation and the board may be composed of any number of members who are of any party or who have no party affiliation. The mayor's appointments to the board shall be subject to confirmation by the council. (d) [Without limitation of its functions, the] The board shall: [(a)](1) Interpret the code of ethics for both county officials and the public and on its own may initiate and render opinions with respect thereto. [(b)](2) Render advisory opinions to county officers and employees with respect to the code of ethics pursuant to written requests by officers and employees. [(c)](3) Receive and initiate complaints of violations of the code of ethics and transmit such complaints to the council or the appropriate appointing authority, along with any recommended penalties and pertinent advisory opinions [thereto]. 3