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SECTION 4. Article VI, chapter 5, section 6-5.2 of the Hawaii County Charter (2014), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-5.2. Appointment and Removal. The corporation counsel shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor with the approval of the council. The corporation counsel shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council. The corporation counsel shall be an attorney licensed to practice and in good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i." SECTION 5. Article Vl, chapter 6, section 6-6.2 of the Hawaii County Charter (2014), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-6.2. Appointment and Removal. The director of finance shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The finance director shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council. The finance director shall have had a minimum of five years of training and experience in budgeting or related fields, at least three years of which shall have been in a responsible supervisory capacity. A deputy finance director shall have had a minimum of three years of training and experience in a responsible financial position." SECTION 6. Article VI, chapter 7, section 6-7.2 of the Hawaii County Charter (2014), is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The planning director shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The planning director shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council. The planning director shall have had a minimum of five years of training and experience in a responsible planning position, or a degree in planning, engineering, architecture, geography, or another planning -related field and three years of experience in a responsible planning position. No less than three years of experience shall have been in an administrative capacity." SECTION 7. Article V1, chapter 8, section 6-8.2 of the Hawaii County Charter (2014), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-8.2. Director. The director of research and development shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The director shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council. The director shall have had a minimum of five years of related experience." 2