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§ 2-7 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE
<br />(3) Departments and administrative heads under commissions and administrative
<br />supervision of the managing director:
<br />DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD
<br />(A) Department of human resources ............................. Director of human resources
<br />(B) Police department ........................................................................... Chief of police
<br />(C) Department of liquor control .................... Director, department of liquor control
<br />(D) Hawai‘i fire department .......................................................................... Fire chief
<br />(E) Department of water supply ............................................ Manager-chief engineer
<br />(1983 CC, c 2, art 2, sec 2-7; am 1989, ord 89-48, sec 1; am 2001, ord 01-106, sec 1; ord
<br />01-108, sec 1; am 2002, ord 02-56, secs 1 and 2; am 2004, ord 04-58, sec 2; am 2009, ord
<br />09-105, sec 2; am 2011, ord 11-103, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-33, sec 2; ord 23-56, sec 1.)2-7
<br />Section 2-8. Order of succession to office of mayor.
<br />In the event of civil, military or natural disaster, during the temporary absence or
<br />disability of the mayor, the managing director shall act as mayor. If the office of
<br />managing director is vacant, or during such periods as the managing director is unable
<br />to so act, the director of finance shall then act as mayor. If the office of director of
<br />finance is vacant, or during such periods as the director of finance is unable to so act,
<br />then the planning director, director of research and development, director of human
<br />resources, and director, department of liquor control, shall succeed to the office of mayor
<br />in the order specified herein.
<br />(1983 CC, c 2, art 2, sec 2-8; am 2009, ord 09-105, sec 3.)2-8
<br />Article 3. Office of the Corporation Counsel.
<br />Section 2-9. Settlement of claims.
<br />The corporation counsel shall have the power to settle, compromise, or otherwise
<br />resolve any claim now existing or which may hereafter arise, not involving or requiring
<br />payment in excess of $10,000, provided the money to settle claims generally has been
<br />appropriated and is available; and provided further that a quarterly report of all
<br />settlements by the corporation counsel which require payment of County funds shall be
<br />filed with the council. Any settlement which requires payment of County funds in
<br />excess of $10,000 shall require council authorization.
<br />(1983 CC, c 2, art 3, sec 2-9; am 2013, ord 13-129, sec 2.)2-9
<br />Section 2-10. Settlement of land acquisitions.
<br />The corporation counsel shall have the power to adjust, compromise, settle, or
<br />submit to arbitration, any land acquisition requests referred to him by other County
<br />agencies or eminent domain actions, causes of eminent domain actions in favor of or
<br />against the County, or in which the County is concerned as purchaser, seller,
<br />condemnor, or condemnee, now pending or which may hereafter arise, not involving or
<br />requiring payment in excess of $2,500, provided the money to settle any matter
<br />generally has been appropriated and is available; and provided further that a quarterly
<br />report of all settlements shall be filed with the council.
<br />(1983 CC, c 2, art 3, sec 2-10.)2-10
<br />SUPP. 15 (1-2024)
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