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tenure in the civil service sense; i.e. , that it would be too <br /> cumbersome if the chief could be removed only after a factual <br /> finding of good cause. There was support, however, for a <br /> requirement of a statement of reasons and a hearing, although <br /> there was also support for retaining the present Charter <br /> language. <br /> Accordingly, your Committee offers two alternative proposals <br /> on the removal of the chief. <br /> Alternative A is essentially the same as the present <br /> Charter. The additional "without cause being stated" language <br /> proposed by the police commission has been included to make the <br /> meaning of this section clearer to the voters. <br /> Alternative B would require that a motion for removal of the <br /> chief contain a statement of reasons and that before final action <br /> was taken, the chief would be given an opportunity for a hearing. <br /> The ultimate decision would remain in the complete discretion of <br /> . the police commission. It is not your Committee's intention that <br /> the police commission be required to prove the reasons given for <br /> the chief's removal, only that the chief have the opportunity for <br /> a hearing at which he or she may respond. The chief would have <br /> the right to waive the hearing. The commission must provide a <br /> "statement of reasons" rather than a "statement of charges" as in <br /> the Honolulu and Maui Charters, to avoid the suggestion that only <br /> official misfeasance or malfeasance will justify dismissal. <br /> 76.4' <br />