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2009 -10 Charter Commission - 10 Page 4 December 18, 2009 <br />CA -27: VACANCIES IN OFFICE <br />Replaces Section 3 -4. The purpose of this amendment is to provide for an election <br />for a councilmember if a vacancy occurs with more than 6 months left in the outgoing <br />member's term and to set a procedure for filling the vacancy when less than 6 months <br />is left that permits members of the public to apply to the council for the vacant office. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -28: DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE <br />Adds a new chapter to Article V. The proposed amendment would include the <br />department of civil defense in the charter. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -29: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY POWERS <br />Amends Section 9 -3. The proposed amendment would give the prosecuting attorney <br />additional discretionary powers relating to crime research, prevention and education. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -30: BOARD AND COMMISSION WEBSITES <br />Amends Section 13 -4. The proposed amendment would require boards and <br />commissions to maintain websites. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -32: SPECIAL COUNSEL <br />Amends Section 6 -5.5. The proposed amendment would allow any officer or <br />employee to retain special counsel in situations where the corporation counsel has <br />been disqualified. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -33: POSTING NOTICES - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />Amends Section 13 -20. The proposed amendment would require notices of all <br />regular and special meetings of the council and boards and commissions to be <br />conspicuously posted on the bulletin board of the Hawai'i County Building with an <br />electronic notice linked on the appropriate council, board or commission webpage <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -34: BUDGETARY INDEPENDENCE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR <br />Adds a sub - section (d) to Section 10 -3. The purpose is to set the budget of the office <br />of the legislative auditor by calculating the allocation for the office of the legislative <br />auditor as a percentage of the total of the operating and special funds budgets. The <br />actual funds will come from the general fund. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />CA -35: RECALL <br />Replaces Article X11, Chapter 1, Sections 12 -1.1 through 12 -1.9. The purpose is to <br />re -write Article XII, chapter 1, Section 12 -1.1 through 12 -1.9 on Recall to provide <br />definitions, to define the petitioners' committee requirements, the petition, and <br />timelines, to clarify petition sufficiency requirements, the recall procedure, the county <br />clerk's duties, and the method to filling vacancies. <br />Postponed: November 6, 2009 <br />