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• <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII �• �''" '�1 •- STATE OF HAWAII <br /> •. 46 pF'MAJo <br /> BILL NO. 101 <br /> (D1tAFT 2) <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 14-5 <br /> OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO THE BOARD OF <br /> ETHICS. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Article XIV, section 14-5 of the Hawai`i County Charter(2014), is <br /> amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 14-5.Board of Ethics. <br /> (a) There shall be a board of ethics consisting of nine members. One member shall be <br /> a resident of each council district. [. ;;:•- • • . : ' • -- . .. . . . ' -- <br /> council. It shall consist of five members who shall be residents of the county. Each <br /> shall serve for a term of five years. Upon the initial appointment of members <br /> pursuant to this charter, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term <br /> . , : -- : . - -- . -rcc years, one for a term of four years and one for <br /> a term of five years. The board shall establish its rules of procedure.] <br /> (b) Board members shall serve terms of four years. All board members appointed prior <br /> to twelve 'o clock meridian on December 5, 2016, shall serve the remainder of <br /> their terms, provided that no member shall serve for more than four years regardless <br /> of the member's initial term of appointment, and further provided that if two or <br /> more board members reside in the same council district, only the member who has <br /> served on the board longest shall be retained. <br /> (c) The council member from the council district in which a vacancy exists shall submit <br /> to the mayor a list of two nominees to the board. Nominees shall reside in the same <br /> council district as the council member. The mayor shall appoint one of the <br /> nominees as the board member. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section <br /> 13-4, members of the board may be appointed without regard to the nominee's <br /> political party affiliation and the board may be composed of any number of <br /> members who are of any party or who have no party affiliation. The mayor's <br /> appointments to the board shall be subject to confirmation by the council. <br /> (d) [Without limitation of its functions, the] The board shall: <br /> [(a)](1) Interpret the code of ethics for both county officials and the public and on <br /> its own may initiate and render opinions with respect thereto. <br /> [(b)](2) Render advisory opinions to county officers and employees with respect to <br /> the code of ethics pursuant to written requests by officers and employees. <br /> [(c)](3) Receive and initiate complaints of violations of the code of ethics and <br /> transmit such complaints to the council or the appropriate appointing <br />