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(6) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council, subject to civil service laws and classifications, and exercise the same power with respect to the personnel of the clerk’s office as the department heads in the executive branch, with the exception of the office of the legislative auditor. (1974, Ord. No. 59, sec. 3; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1; 2008, Ord. No. 08-81, sec. 2; 2014, Ord. No. 14-98, sec. 1.) Section 3-7.Meetings; Rules and Journal; Voting and Quorum. (a) The county council shall meet regularly at least twice in every month at such times and places as shall be established by rule of the council, provided that the council shall hold an equal number of its regularly scheduled meetings in east Hawai‘i and west Hawai‘i. (b) The council shall determine its rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings, which shall be a public record, in which the ayes and noes shall be entered as required by this charter or at any other time upon the demand of any member. (c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership shall be necessary for council action. A majority of the entire membership of the council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members. Whenever the term “entire membership” appears in this charter pertaining to council voting, it means the entire membership of nine members, even if there are vacancies. (d) Upon an affirmative vote of two thirds of its entire membership, the council may suspend without pay for not more than one month any member who: (1) Behaves in a disorderly or contemptuous manner in its presence; or (2) Fails to attend three or more regularly scheduled council meetings without being excused from attendance by the council chair for each unattended meeting. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 13, sec. 3; 2000, Prop. 13, sec. 1; 2020, Prop. 2, sec. 1 and Prop. 7, sec. 1.) Section 3-8.Actions of the Council. Every legislative act of the council shall be by ordinance. Non-legislative acts of the council may be by resolution and, except as otherwise provided by law, no resolution shall have the force and effect of law. Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. The enacting clause of every ordinance shall be “BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I” and the enacting clause of every resolution shall be “BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I.” (2010, Prop. 7, sec. 4.) Section 3-9.Resolutions. Reading of resolutions may be by title only. A full reading may be required by a one- third vote of the entire membership. Section 3-10.Ordinances. (a) Ordinances shall be initiated as bills which shall be passed only after two readings on separate days. Reading of bills may be by title only. Full readings and public hearings may be required by a one-third vote of the entire membership. 4