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PARKS AND RECREATION § 15-61
<br />Article 7. Veterans Advisory Committee.
<br />Section 15-61. Organization.
<br />The veterans advisory committee shall be composed of twelve members, who shall
<br />be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council, and may be removed by the mayor
<br />with the approval of the council. In addition, the Hawaii Island Veterans Services
<br />Counselor of the Office of Veterans Services (Department of Defense of the State of
<br />Hawai`i) and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, or their
<br />designated representatives, shall serve as ex -officio members of the committee, without
<br />the power to vote.
<br />(1986, ord 86-123, sec 2; am 1990, ord 90-5, sec 2; am 1994, ord 94-21, sec 1; am 2002,
<br />ord 02-117, sec 2; am 2006, ord 06-159, sec 1; am 2017, ord 17-57, sec 2.)
<br />Section 15-62. Membership and tenure.
<br />(a) The members shall serve staggered terms of five years.
<br />(b) The membership of the committee shall include one representative each from the
<br />American Legion, Big Island National Guard Retirees Association, Big Island
<br />Retired Military Association, Disabled American Veterans, Hawai`i Island Veterans
<br />Memorial, Inc., Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Purple Heart,
<br />Korean War Veterans Organization, Camp Tarawa Detachment #1255 of the
<br />Marine Corps League, Navy League of the United States, and the Combat
<br />Infantrymen's Association. The committee shall also include one at -large member.
<br />(c) Initially, two members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two members shall
<br />be appointed for a term of two years, three members shall be appointed for a term
<br />of three years, three members shall be appointed for a term of four years, and three
<br />members shall be appointed for a term of five years.
<br />(d) Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired
<br />term, but members whose terms have expired may continue to serve until their
<br />successors have been appointed and confirmed.
<br />(e) Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves for an additional term, provided
<br />that no member shall serve on the committee for more than two consecutive terms.
<br />(1986, ord 86-123, sec 2; am 1990, ord 90-5, sec 3; am 1994, ord 94-21, sec 1; am 1996,
<br />ord 96-124, sec 1; am 1997, ord 97-125, sec 1; am 2002, ord 02-117, sec 2; am 2006, ord
<br />06-159, sec 2; am 2007, ord 07-53, sec 2; am 2017, ord 17-57, sec 3.)
<br />Section 15-63. Meetings of the committee.
<br />There shall be a chairman and vice-chairman of the committee who shall be elected
<br />biennially by the members from their membership. The meetings of the committee shall
<br />be called at the discretion of the chairman or at the request of the majority of the
<br />members of the committee with the time and place to be determined by the chairman.
<br />(1986, ord 86-123, sec 2; am 1994, ord 94-21, sec 1.)
<br />15-19 SUPP. 3 (1-2018)
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