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CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : Stuart, would you be able to whip that up right now so we can finalize this vote? We ' ll take a short recess. RECESS : At 5 : 54 p.m. the Chair called for a short recess. RECONVENE: At 6: 17 p.m. the meeting was reconvened. CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : Meeting is reconvened. Stuart, do you have an changes? MR. ODA: Yes, Mr. Chairman. The Planning Director' s authority. . .I have a sub-heading. . .Planning Director' s Authority . . .and the basic question is. . .Shall the Charter of the County of Hawaii. . . like the other amendments. . .be amended to redefine the authority of the Planning Director? That ' s the question. . . .Shall the Charter of the County of Hawaii be amended to redefine the authority of the Planning Director? (If approved, this amendment would require the Planning Director to process all rezoning applications and special exceptions to the Planning Commission for appropriate action, and also give him the authority to approve variances. ) That ' s it. CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : Okay. That shall be added to the ballot. MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman. I would like to incorporate that in my motion. MRS. KOBAYASHI : Second. CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : It shall be so noted that the Planning Director' s authority shall be incorporated in the motion and seconded. MR. OMONAKA: Mr. Chairman . According to the language, he is not empowered to rezone. You said rezoning. MR. ODA: Oh, no, no. He 'shall be given the. . .to process all rezoning applications and special exceptions to the Planning Commission for appropriate action. CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : Is there any further discussion? MR. OMONAKA: So we would be acting on the ballot . . .make the motion to adopt with the amendment? Mr. Chairman,_ can we have some discussion on the = choice':where we have under Section 3-2, we will be having four? -31-