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Section 6-4.2. Appointment and Removal. The director of information technologyshall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3.) Section 6-4.3. Qualifications. The director ofinformation technology shall have had a minimum of five years of experience in the field of information technology, communications networking, and development, implementation and operation of enterprise-oriented applications, at least three years of which shall have been in an administrative and managerial capacity in a technology environment at least comparable to that of the county’s system. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3; 2020, Prop. 1, sec. 5.) Section 6-4.4. Powers, Duties,and Functions. The director of information technology shall: (a) Operate the network system, and coordinate and oversee the operations of departmental technology, except for technology maintained by the department of water supply. (b) Provide technical expertise in information technology to applicable departments and agencies of thecounty. (c) Assist in the development of an information technology workforce and a services- oriented infrastructure. (d) Advise the mayor on matters related to information technology. (e) Perform such other duties as may be required by law. (2010, Prop. 9, secs. 2 and 3; 2020, Prop. 1, sec. 6.) CHAPTER 5 CORPORATION COUNSEL Section 6-5.1. Organization. There shall be a department of the corporation counsel consisting of the corporation counsel, assistant corporation counsel and the necessary staff. (2000, Prop. 2, sec. 1.) Section 6-5.2. Appointment and Removal. The corporation counsel shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor with the approval of the council. The corporation counsel shall be an attorney licensed to practice and in good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai‘i. The corporation counsel shall have been licensed to practice law for a period of not less than five years preceding appointment, and have at least three years of experience in a responsible administrative capacity. (1979, Prop. 12; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1; 2000, Prop. 2, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 16; 2020, Prop. 12, sec. 1.) 17