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• <br /> WILLIAM S. KAWAHARA Page 1 <br /> PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COUNTY CHARTER <br /> Article III. . .Section 3-1. -Powers and Functions. <br /> The legislative powers of the county shall be vested in the <br /> the county council. Its primary function shall be legislation <br /> and public policy formulation , Cas distinct and separate from <br /> the executive administration of county government.) and its <br /> activities and functions shall be closely coordinatedd uTh <br /> the executive branch. <br /> Section 3-2. Composition and Terms. <br /> Delete entire section. Add: <br /> There shall be a county council composed of seven members <br /> who shall be elected at-large, one from each of the repre- <br /> sentative districts and two at-large, for terms of four <br /> years. The terms of councilmen shall begin in at 12 o 'clock <br /> meridian on the first Monday of December after their election. <br /> Of the seven members elected to the county council , one shall . <br /> be a resident of each of the representative districts and <br /> two members shall be elected at-large. The person charged <br /> with the duty of conducting elections in the county shall <br /> prepare the nomination papers in such a manner that candidates <br /> desiring to file for the office of councilman shall be able <br /> to specify whether they are seeking the seat with a district <br /> residence requirement or the seat with no district residence <br /> requirement as the case may be. The ballots of the primary <br /> and general election shall be prepared to give every voter <br /> in the county the opportunity to vote for each and every <br /> council seat. Candidates shall be nominated and elected in <br /> accordance with the election laws of the state. <br /> Section 3-3. Qualifications. <br /> CA person must be a citizen of the United States of America <br /> and have been a duly qualified elector of the county for at <br /> least two years immediately preceding his election or <br /> appointment to the county council.] <br /> • <br /> Section 3-5 Vacancy in Office. <br /> . . . . • • • <br /> • <br /> CThe person elected as the successor shall serve out the <br /> unexpired term of the person he succeeds commencing at <br /> 12 o' clock meridian on the first Monday of December following <br /> his election.] <br /> Article V. . .Chapter 1 . . .Mayor <br /> Section 5-1.5. Vacancy in Office. <br /> A vacancy in the office of mayorshallbe filled by the managing <br /> director, or if the office of managing director is vacant, or <br /> during such periods as the managing director is unable to so <br />