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all legislative documents drafted by other departments, review all <br /> legal documents to which the county is a party, attend public <br /> meetings of boards and commissions and lend advice when requested. <br /> Litigation Division <br /> The Assistant Corporation Counsel supervises the litigation staff of <br /> three attorneys and the Claims and Collections branch staffed by the <br /> Claims Investigator-Adjuster. This division initiates suits on <br /> behalf of the county and defends suits which are brought against the <br /> county and its officials . It also undertakes administrative and <br /> judicial appeals, responds to bankruptcy proceedings in which the <br /> county is interested, and seeks title to land by eminent domain <br /> proceedings or by negotiation. The Claims and Collections branch <br /> reviews and investigates claims made against the county, initiates <br /> subrogation actions, and assists the county departments in their <br /> collection efforts . <br /> Family Support Division <br /> This division, comprised of Hilo and Kona offices, is headed by a <br /> supervising Deputy Corporation Counsel . It is staffed by four <br /> attorneys and 12 support personnel . The functions of this division <br /> are to represent the State' s Child Support Enforcement Agency in <br /> paternity actions, and to establish and/or pursue support <br /> enforcement under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act <br /> (URESA) and through local family court actions . <br /> Stenographic Division <br /> This division is headed by a Senior Legal Stenographer who <br /> supervises six (6) Legal Stenographers . This division processes and <br /> distributes all incoming communications, types all documents in <br /> finished form, processes all outgoing documents, maintains files, <br /> records and retrieves data using the word processing system and <br /> maintains a tickler system for efficient processing of all requests <br /> for legal assistance. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> 1. That Chapter 2 (Corporation Counsel) of Article V (Executive <br /> Branch - The Mayor and Staff Agencies) be amended by deleting <br /> Section 5-2 . 6 (Term of Office) which prevents the Corporation <br /> Counsel from taking office with the rest of the department heads at <br /> the beginning of the term. By deleting the section, it achieves <br /> uniformity through Section 13-8 (Term of Office of Department Heads) <br /> of the charter. <br /> -2- <br /> 441 <br />