Comm No 0053.02 - Ad Hoc Committee Report re Ballot Questions

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Section 13. Article VII, Chapter 4, Section 7-4.5, of the Hawai‘i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended to read as follows: “Section 7-4.5. Fire Commission. There shall be a fire commission, which shall consist of nine members. \[One member shall be a resident of each council district.\] Each of the nine council districts shall be represented by a resident appointed from that district. The commission may appoint such staff and engage such consultants as necessary for the performance of its duties. The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4.” Section 14. Article VIII, Section 8-2, of the Hawai‘i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended to read as follows: “Section 8-2. Water Board. The water board shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4. \[One member shall be a resident of each council district.\] Each of the nine council districts shall be represented by a resident appointed from that district. The manager-chief engineer of the department of water supply, the planning director and the director of public works or their designated representatives shall serve as ex-officio members of the water board without power to vote. The water board shall: (a) Manage, control and operate the waterworks of the county and all property thereof. (b) Adopt rules and regulations which shall have the force and effect of law relating to the management, control, operation, preservation and protection of the waterworks of the county. (c) Adopt an annual operating and capital budget for the department, subject to the hearing and advertising provisions of Section 10-4. (d) Have the power to acquire by eminent domain, purchase, lease or otherwise, and to sell, lease, or otherwise convey real property in the name of the water board. (e) Have the authority to issue revenue bonds under the name of the water board. (f) Have such other powers and duties as may be provided by law.” Section 15. Article XI, Section 11-5, of the Hawai‘i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) For acceptance of petitions, the clerk shall require that: (1) The petitions indicate the five members of the committee for that petition by name and residence address as they appear on the general county register for the County of Hawai (2) The petitions indicate the designated representative for the committee and the address to which all notices for the committee are to be sent. 7