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(b) The deputy shall be appointed by the manager -chief engineer with the confirmation of the water board and may be removed by the manager -chief engineer with the approval of the water board. (c) The manager -chief engineer shall be a registered engineer and shall have had a minimum of five years of experience in an administrative capacity. (2000, Prop. 7, sec. 11; 2000, Prop. 9, sec. 3; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 34; 2010, Prop. 8, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 15, sec. 4.) Section 8 -4. Water Fund. There shall be established a separate water fund which shall be utilized solely for water purposes. State and Federal water grants or appropriations and revenues from operation of the water system shall be included in the water fund. Section 8 -5. Administrative Supervision. The department of water supply shall come under the general supervision and control of the mayor, through the managing director. (2000, Prop. 2, sec. 10.) ARTICLE IX PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Section 9 -1. Election and Term of Office. The prosecuting attorney shall be elected for a term of four years, which term shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday of December following the election. (1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1.) Section 9 -2. Qualifications. The prosecuting attorney shall be an attorney licensed to practice and in good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii. The prosecuting attorney shall be a citizen of the United States of America and shall have been a duly qualified elector of the county for at least one year immediately preceding the election. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 35.) Section 9 -3. Powers, Duties and Functions. (a) The prosecuting attorney shall: (1) Attend all courts in the county and conduct on behalf of the people all prosecutions therein for offenses against the laws of the State and the ordinances and regulations of the county. (2) Prosecute offenses against the laws of the State under the authority of the attorney general of the State. (3) Appear in every criminal case where there is a change of venue from the courts in the county and prosecute the same in any jurisdiction to which the same is changed or removed. The expense of such proceeding shall be paid by the county. (4) Institute proceedings, or direct the chief of police to do so, before the district judges for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of public 30