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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) <br />2-4 <br /> <br />