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(h) "Mayor" shall mean the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii. (i) "Members" shall mean all employees employed by the Fire Department of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, to include "Volunteers" and "Chaplains," while performing authorized official functions. (j) "Officers" shall mean all employees of the Fire Department, County of Hawaii, State of Hawai'i, holding the rank of Lieutenant through Fire Chief (k) "Record" or "records" shall mean only those records originally generated by the Hawai'i County Fire Commission, not to include any and all records of the Fire Department of the County of Hawai'i, unless specifically so stated. (1) "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Fire Commission. RULE 4. POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS The Fire Commission shall: (a) Adopt rules necessary for the conduct of its business and review rules for the administration of the department. (b) Review the annual budget prepared by the Fire Chief and make recommendations thereon to the Mayor, the Managing Director, and the Council. (c) Review the department's operations, as deemed necessary, for the purposes of recommending improvements to the Fire Chief. (d) Evaluate at least annually the performance of the Fire Chief and submit a report to the Mayor, Managing Director, and the Council. (e) Review the Fire Chief s Position Description and Program of Work annually for the purpose of improvement. (f) Review personnel actions within the department for the conformance with the policies under section [7-4.2] of the County Charter. (g) Hear complaints of citizens concerning the department or its personnel and, if necessary, make recommendations to the Fire Chief about appropriate corrective actions. (h) Submit an annual report to the Mayor, Managing Director, and the Council on its activities. 2