CHC 1990 CORRESPONDENCE HAWAII CHARTER AMEND

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' the council;maintain records of county indebtedness and have charge of the payment of • interest and principal thereon. (d) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the county, county agency or executive agency, and deposit all such funds in banks or trust companies designated as depositories by resolution of the council, subject to the requirements imposed by law as to surety and payment of interest,which interest shall accrue to the benefit of the public and shall be credited to the proper fund and account. (e) Examine all contracts, orders and other documents by which financial obligations are incurred, and every such document shall be subject to his approval but he shall not approve unless he first verifies the appropriation,allotment and availability of funds to meet the obligation concerned and verifies thereto as provided in Section 10- 11. (f) Prepare and issue warrants, prepare payrolls and pension rolls and disburse all funds in the county treasury.No money shall be paid out of the treasury unless he first(i) verifies the appropriation, allotment and availability of funds to cover the claim concerned and certifies thereto as provided in Section 10-11 and (ii) determines that such claim is regular in form, correctly computed and constitutes a legal obligation. (g) Maintain a general accounting system for the county and require all county agencies and executive agencies to report and remit all receipts to him as often as he deems desirable. (h) Each month submit to the mayor and to the council through the mayor a statement of the revenues and expenditures for the preceding month and for the fiscal year up to and including the preceding month. Such statement shall be sufficiently detailed as to appropriations,allotments and funds to show the exact financial condition of the county and of each of its agencies and executive agencies. (i) Submit to the council through the mayor at the end of each fiscal year,a report of the financial transactions of that year and a complete statement of the financial condition of the county at the end of the year,within ninety days after the end of the year. (j) Prepare and maintain a perpetual inventory of all lands, roadways, streets, easements and other land interests owned, leased, rented or controlled by the county. (k) Prepare and maintain a perpetual inventory of equipment owned or controlled by the county and materials and supplies in county storerooms,and dispose of property not needed by any agency or executive agency of the county pursuant to policies established by ordinance. • (1) Where not in conflict with this charter, assume and perform all the duties and functions of the purchasing agent, the treasurer and the auditor of the county as provided by law, and for this purpose the director of finance shall be authorized to appoint a deputy,to assign and reassign such duties to any employee as he sees fit and to make internal administrative and organizational changes as he sees fit, subject to the approval of the mayor. (m) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter, by ordinance, by law or by the mayor. Section 5-3.4. Pension Board. There shall be a pension bnard consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4. The pension board shall assume the duties and functions of the pension board of the county and the board of trustees of the policemen, firemen, and bandsmen as provided by law and shall be attached to the department of finance.The county clerk and the director of finance shall ex-officio be the secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the pension board. CHAPTER 4 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Section 5-4.1. Organization.There shall be a planning department consisting of a 9