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(m) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter, by ordinance, by law or by the mayor or managing director. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1; 2000, Prop. 2, sec. 1; 2000, Prop. 2, sec. 6; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 17.) Section 6 -6.4. Pension Board. There shall be a pension board consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13 -4. The pension board shall assume the duties and functions of the pension board of the county and the board of trustees of the police officers, firefighters, and band members as provided by law and shall be attached to the department of finance. The county clerk and the director of finance shall ex- officio be the secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the pension board. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1; 2000, Prop. 2, sec. 1.) CHAPTER 7 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Section 6 -7.1. Organization. There shall be a planning department consisting of a planning director, a windward planning commission, a leeward planning commission and the necessary staff. (1979, Prop. 7; 2000, Prop. 2, sec. 1; 2008, Ord. No. 08 -01, sec. 2.) Section 6 -7.2. Planning Director. (a) The planning director shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The planning director shall have had a minimum of five years of training and experience in a responsible planning position, or a degree in planning, engineering, architecture, geography, or another planning - related field and three years of experience in a responsible planning position. No less than three years of experience shall have been in an administrative capacity. (b) The director shall be the chief planning officer of the county and the administrative head of the department and shall: (1) Advise the mayor, the windward planning commission, the leeward planning commission and the council on all planning and land use matters. (2) Prepare a general plan, implementation plans and any amendments thereto in accordance with Section 3 -15. (3) Prepare proposed zoning and subdivision ordinances, zoning maps and regulations and any amendments thereto. (4) Review the lists of proposed capital improvements contemplated by agencies of the county and recommend the order of their priority. (5) Administer the subdivision and zoning ordinances and regulations adopted thereunder. (6) Render decisions on proposed subdivision plans pursuant to law. (7) Make recommendations on rezoning applications, special exceptions and other similar requests. (8) Render decisions on proposed variances pursuant to law, except that, if any written objections are made to the planning director's actions under this section,