2018-2020 Report of the Charter Commission to the County Council

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administrative and clerical services to the commission. Each commission shall: (a) Prepare and submit to the mayor a request for an appropriation for the operation of the commission. (b) Study and investigate the organizations and methods of operations of all departments, commissions, boards, offices and other instrumentalities of all branches of the county government and determine what changes, if any, may be desirable to accomplish the policy set forth herein. (c) Be authorized to secure directly from any department, commission, board, office or any other instrumentalities of all branches of the county government or from any individual officer or employee of the county, information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics necessary to carry out its duties. (d) Submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the mayor, managing director and council not later than eleven months after its appointment." Section 4. Article VI, Chapter 9, Section 6-9.3, of the Hawai`i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-9.3. Game Management Advisory Commission. There shall be a game management advisory commission consisting of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. [One member shall be a resident of each council district.] Each of the nine council districts shall be represented by a resident appointed from that district. The terms of the members shall be as prescribed in Section 13-4. The commission shall select its chairperson from its voting members, and five voting members shall constitute a quorum. For the benefit of present and future generations, the game management advisory commission shall advise County, State and Federal agencies on matters related to the preservation of subsistence hunting and fishing, as well as protecting traditional and cultural gathering rights. The commission may also advise County, State, and Federal agencies on any matter affecting the taking and conservation of aquatic life and wildlife, including proposed rules, and shall communicate its findings and recommendations to these agencies. The commission shall promulgate recommendations that conserve and protect the natural and cultural resources of Hawai`i in furtherance of the self-sufficiency and long-term subsistence sustainability of aquatic life and wildlife in the County. The commission shall provide reports or legislative recommendations to the council as necessary, or at least quarterly." Section 5. Article VI, Chapter 10, Section 6-10.5, of the Hawai`i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-10.5. Environmental Management Commission. There shall be an environmental management commission consisting of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. [One member shall be a resident of each council district.] Each of the nine council districts shall 6