CA-04_2 Recommended Amendment to Divide the Proposal

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AGENCIES UNDER COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 2 POLICE DEPARTMENT [Section 7-2.5. Dismissal, Suspension, Demotion, or Grievance. The dismissal, suspension, demotion, or grievance of any police officer or employee in the police department shall be under procedures set forth by civil service laws and regulations.]” Section 9. Article XIII, section 13-3, Hawai‘i County Charter, is amended to read as follows, with added language underscored and deleted language bracketed: “ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 13-3. Appointments, civil service, exemptions. (a)All appointments to positions prescribed in this charter shall be subject to applicable provisions of the civil service laws of the State. Where civil service laws are not applicable, a position shall be considered exempt from civil service, provided, civil service laws may exempt certain positions yet require such position to be included in the position classification plan prescribed by such civil service laws. (b)No appointing authority shall appoint any person to any office or position which is exempt from the civil service laws until satisfied by proper investigation that the person to be appointed is fully qualified by experience and ability to perform the duties of that office or position.” Section 10. Article XIII, section 13-9, is deleted in its entirety with subsequent sections appropriately renumbered, with deleted language bracketed: “ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS [Section 13-9. Non-Civil Service Status and Classification. From and after the full effective date of this charter, no employees or officers of the county who are exempt from the civil service laws shall have their positions included in a position classification plan established under the civil service laws.]” Section 3. This amendment shall take effect upon its approval by the electorate. 5