CHC 1979-1980 Proposals - Rationale

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• The commission .also proposes that persons running for a district seat be a resident voter in his district for ninety days prior to the primary rather than the present two year requirement. Imposing some district residency requirement will continue to help prevent potential candidates from moving at the last minute to gain a political advantage. CONFIRMATION The present Charter calls for the confirmation by the council of only the Corporation Counsel and Planning Director. Noting that all State officials appointed by the Governor are confirmed by the legislature, and desiring uniformity among thedepartment heads, the commission voted to require that all other department heads be confirmed by the council. Removal only of Corporation Counsel requires the approval of the council., Those department heads appointed by commissions or boards are not affected by this proposal. DELETION OF ARTICLE ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENTS The present articrequiring the council to enact certain chapters of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1955 has been eliminated under the commission proposal. The article is now unnecessary since the council has already acted. EXPLANATION TO 'CATCH-ALL' BALLOT QUESTION This ballot provision provides for the approval of all other amendments that have not been individually voted upon, but nevertheless requiring the formal approval of the voters. Please refer to the introductory remarks for a brief summary of the amendments and the text to the charter in the supplement. The amendments, which include corrections to punctuation, spelling, and other similar matters, are shown in boldface print. Should any of the proposals fail to pass, the County Clerk' s Office shall make appropriate corrections to the Article and Section numbers.