CHC 1990 CORRESPONDENCE 1979 PROPOSED CHARTER AMEND NEWSPAPER

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_- • HawajiTribunesHeraldAunddy„Si:iptember,'16;v1979=B-7 CLAIMS HAWAII The. commission proposes that claims for the • CONTY CHARTER recovery of damages for injuries to persons or REVIEW property be filed within two years rather than the COMMISSION six month period now required. This proposal CONFIRMATION PROPOSES . was necessary in light of a Hawaii Supreme Court ” decision and to be in conformance with the The present Charter calls for the Hawaii Revised Statutes. confirmation by the council of only 1 _ S the Corporation Counsel and NV —.} - Planning Director. Noting that all • State officials appointed by the • Governor are confirmed by the • legislature, and desiring unifor- All Mayor's • mity among the department heads, Department CODE OF ETHICS the commission voted to require Headf • that all other department heads be • • The present Charter states that it is a conflict of confirmed by the council. Removal i interest to disclose confidential information of the Corporation Counsel gained by reason of one's official position or use requires Thos approval heads . such information for personal gain: It was appointed by the commissions or • necessary to delete this provision because of a boards are not affected by this Hawaii Circuit Court ruling, finding that provision proposal. • invalid. Other provisions already in the Charter adequately protect against the abuse of one's _ • Be approved position. by the County Council ;-- (... _ CHARTER AMENDMENT OR • • • REVISION . EXPLANATION TO - MANDATORY CHARTER 'CATCH-ALL' BALLOT QUESTION REVIEWS This ballot provision provides for the approval of all. The commission proposal to this section is other amendments that have not been individually voted basically to specify the year. in which the com- upon, but nevertheless requiring the formal approval of ' mission will be constituted and to mandate public the voters. Please refer to-the intorductory remarks for hearings in each of the geographical areas of the a brief summary of the amendments and the ntext to the County. The duties and functions' of the com charter in the supplement. The amendments, w hich mission has otherwise not been changed. include corrections'to punctuation,'spelling, and other - similar matters, are shown in boldface print. Should any of the proposals fail to pass, the County i Clerk's Office shall make appropriate corrections to the MISCELLANEOUS Article and Section numbers.. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTED . OFFICERS , , : To keep the residency requirements within ALL • constitutional bounds, the commission has OTHER. • 'proposed'that any person running for any elected AMENDMENTS office be a duly qualified resident of the county - - - for at least'one year rather than two years as is . presently required for the office of councilman ' and prosecuting-attorney, and three years for the office of mayor. ' The commission also proposes that persons . - running for a district seat be a resident voter in this district for ninety days prior to the primary _ • • rather than the present two year requirement. - Imposing some district residency requirement will continue to help prevent potential candidates ADOPTED? from moving at the last minute to gain a political , • advantage. ' • 1. E 9 CHARTER ELECTION IMPORTANT DELETION OF ARTICLEDATES 3 ON SPECIAL 1. County Charter Election Nov. 3, 1979 • ASSESSMENT 2. Close of Voter Registration _ • • Oct.4, 1979 3. Close of Absentee mail requests Oct.27, 1979 IMPROVEMENTS 4. Absentee Polling place to open Oct. 24, 1979 to The present article. requiring the council to 5. Absentee Polling places Nov. 2, 1979 enact certain chapters-of the Revised Laws of , County.Clerk's Office, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii i _ Hawaii 1955 has been eliminated under the Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ) commission proposal. The' article is now un- Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon necessary since the council has already acted. 1 Kona—Finance Factors, Kealakekua '4%..... . } Waimea—Pioneer Federal Savings 8 Loan Assn. of Hi: Monday through-Friday: 9:00 aim. to 3:00 p.m.-