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Motion No. 8 : Omonaka: Makes a motion to adopt the balance of reapportionment provisions as drafted by Chris Yuen in Exhibit B. Poppe: Seconded motion. All were in favor. VIII . AGENDA ITEM NO. 8 : Article V: a) Chp. l: Mayor: Refer to Chris Yuen' s letter of 02/21/90 (Exhibit C hereto) . Yuen: Presently exists provision to fill mayoral vacancy with managing director until successor is elected at the next state or county election (Tape 1 : 2: 42) . Yuen: Concern was waiting a long transitional period until the next election. If transitional period is 270 days or longer before the next general election, then a special election would take place. Next concern was whether both a primary and general election were held; he included both. Time between removal of a mayor and date of primary election would be held would be 60-75 days; general election would also be within another 45-60 days. Cushnie: Noted that a new election was open to all political parties . Also noted that according to Mr. Yuen' s draft , impeached party can still seek reelection. Lum: Questioned whether primary was needed. Yuen: It ' s up to commission to decide; primaries filters out all but two parties. Greenwell: Feels recalls should not be allowed until mayor has been in office minimum time. Bethea: Sec. 12-1 . 9 provides that elected officer cannot be recalled until he ' s served minimum of six months of term. Poppe: Would like to propose change in language to say "if office of mayor is vacated for any reason" instead of "if he is removed. " Provisions have to include accidents to mayor right after he takes position. Lum: Present system was said to work except when impeachment/recall takes place and managing director takes over; it was thought people would not want to retain managing director. Bethea: If you had a crooked managing director, you cannot oust him through the same recall , because recall applies to appointed office. L 'Orange: Elections are costly. Lum: Good managing directors in past doesn' t mean future will hold the same. Also wants qualifica- tions for managing director. Bethea: Could differentiate between whether mayor dies or else is removed by recall or impeachment. Lum: On Kauai , council elects by majority vote one of its members to fill mayoral vacancy and then 808