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Section 14-146. Vegetation management transition committee. (a) There shall be a vegetation management transition committee which shall consist of seven members. The members shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council, and may be removed upon recommendation by the mayor with the approval of the council. The office of the mayor shall provide support service to the committee. (b) Members shall serve a term that will expire upon the abolition of the transitional committee on December 31, 2023. Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c) Members shall be residents of the County who possess education, experience, or knowledge in one or more of the following fields or professions: (1) Native Hawaiian plants and cultural advisement thereof; (2) Tropical horticulture; (3) Agroforestry; (4) Silviculture; (5) Organic landscape design and maintenance, permaculture, or natural farming; and (6) Weed Science. (d) In addition, the director of the department of environmental management, the director of the department of parks and recreation, the director of the department of public works, or their designated representatives, shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee, without the power to vote. (e) There shall be a chairman and vice-chairman of the committee who shall be elected by the members. At a minimum, the committee shall meet on a quarterly basis. (f) The vegetation management transition committee shall: (1) Monitor progress of the departments of environmental management, parks and recreation, and public works, in reducing their use of substances listed on the schedule of prohibited herbicides and establishing a record system, in accordance with section 14-145; (2) Assist the County in researching and developing new and safer vegetation management strategies; (3) Educate County officials, staff, and the public about minimum risk and eco-friendly methods of vegetation control; and (4) On or before November 1, 2020 and annually thereafter, report to the mayor and the Council on the status of efforts by the departments of environmental management, parks and recreation, and public works, to reduce the use of prohibited herbicides on all County owned or maintained public parks and along all County owned or maintained roads, bikeways, sidewalks, trails, drainageways, and waterways." 5