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2009 -10 Charter Commission - 11 Page 3 January 21, 2010 <br />CA -3 FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />Moves Chapter 4, Hawaii Fire Department, from Article VI, Executive Branch -The <br />Managing Director and Agencies Under the Managing Director, to Article VII, <br />Executive Branch - Departments or Agencies Under Commissions, Hawaii County <br />Charter, and appropriately renumbers all affected sections. <br />CA -4 CIVIL SERVICE LAWS <br />Amends Article III, Section 3 -6; Article IV, Section 4 -5; Article V, Section 5 -3.1; <br />Article VI, Section 6 -3.4; Article VI, Section 6 -9.1; Article VII, Sections 7 -1.5 and <br />7 -2.5; Article XIII, Sections 13 -3 and 13 -9 of the Charter relating to Civil Service <br />laws that are under the jurisdiction of the State of Hawaii. <br />CA -5 MERIT APPEALS BOARD <br />Amends Article VII, Section 7 -1.2. The Merit Appeals board is a five member board. <br />The amendment provides for staggered terms. <br />CA -6 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS SERVING UNDER COMMISSIONS <br />Amends Article VII, Chapter 1, Section 7 -1.3; Article VII, Chapter 3, Section 7 -3.4; <br />Article VI, Chapter 4, Section 6 -4.; and Article VIII, Section 8 -3. Amends provisions <br />governing the appointment and removal of administrative heads appointed by Boards <br />and Commissions to be consistent. <br />CA -7 RECALL PROCEDURES <br />Amends Sections 12 -1.1, 12 -1.3, 12 -1.5, 12 -1.6. Changes County's recall procedure <br />by (1) amending the information required from signers of a recall petition; (2) <br />amending the requirement that the number of signatures required be 25% percent of <br />the votes cast, rather than 25% of the total number of persons who registered in the <br />last election; (3) allowing the clerk more time to review supplemental petitions, and; <br />(4) amending the number of votes required for an official to be successfully recalled. <br />CA -9 SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENT <br />Amends Section 13 -20, item (c). Adds language to require that electronic notice of <br />special meetings be linked on the appropriate council, board or commission webpage. <br />CA -10 DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND <br />FUNCTIONS <br />Amends Section 6 -10.4. Expands the powers, duties, and functions of the department <br />to include exercising other functions prescribed by ordinance or the mayor. Currently <br />the department only exercises other functions as prescribed by ordinance. <br />