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5. Hold -over of Members of Boards and Commissions. Charter Amendment No. <br />5 would allow members of boards and commissions whose terms had expired to continue <br />to serve for ninety days, or until a successor is appointed and confirmed, whichever came <br />first. Under the present charter, members can hold over fora maximum of thirty days, <br />only when there has been a transition to a new mayor. <br />6. Safety Coordinator's Office. In the present charter, there is an office of the <br />safety coordinator which is responsible for workplace safety. Charter Amendment No. 6 <br />would transfer the duties and staff of the office of the safety coordinator to the department <br />of civil service and abolish the safety coordinator's office. <br />7. Qualifications of Department Heads. Under Charter Amendment No. 7, <br />qualifications for the directors of parks and recreation and of research and development <br />would be stated in the charter for the first time. Basically, they would require five years' <br />relevant experience. The chief engineer's position would be renamed "director of public <br />works." Five years' administrative experience would be required for the director of <br />public works and water director. The qualifications for the managing director would be <br />changed. The qualifications for the planning director would be changed so that of the <br />required experience, at least three years would have been in an administrative capacity. <br />8. Police Department. Charter Amendment No. 8 would give the police department <br />a general overall statement of the policies it should follow. The police commission <br />would be required to review the operations of the department, and to perform an annual <br />evaluation of the chief of police. <br />9. Water Department. At present, there is a county water commission, with nine <br />members, who must generally be representative of the various geographical areas of the <br />county, but without a specific residency requirement. Charter Amendment No. 9 would <br />specify that one member shall be a resident of each of the nine council districts, and <br />would rename the water commission the "water board." The director of the department of <br />water supply would also be required to have a minimum of five years' administrative <br />experience. <br />10. Salary Commission. Under Charter Amendment No. 10, the salary commission <br />would set the salaries of all appointed directors and deputy directors of county <br />departments and executive agencies. Currently, the salary commission sets the salaries of <br />elected officials, and the county council sets the salaries of appointed directors and <br />deputy directors. The charter would also specify that one member of the salary <br />commission must be a resident of each of the nine county council districts. <br />11. Cost of Government Commission. Charter Amendment No. 11 would establish <br />a cost of government commission, which would advise the county government on ways <br />to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness. It would consist of nine members, one <br />from each council district, who would be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the <br />2 <br />COON\ 125\FINAL\DIGEST-AMND <br />