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(j) Prepare reports to the managing director, the council, and the chief of police regarding complaint trends and police practices in general. (k) At least annually, jointly with the police commission, evaluate the performance of the police chief and submit a report to the mayor, the managing director, and the council. (1) Have such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed by ordinance. (m) Except for purposes of inquiry and review necessary to the foregoing functions, the police auditor shall not interfere in any way with the day to day administrative affairs of the police department." SECTION 5. Article XIII, Section 13-28 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2000) relating to compensation is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 13-28. Compensation; Salary Commission. (a) The salary of all county elected officials, [and] appointed directors and deputy directors of departments and executive agencies, and the independent police auditor shall be established by a salary commission which shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, in the manner prescribed in section 13-4(b). The members may be removed in the manner prescribed in section 13-4(b). (b) One member shall be a resident of each council district. In addition, the civil service director and deputy civil service director shall serve as ex -officio members of the commission in an advisory capacity. (c) The commission shall establish its rules of procedure, which shall provide that it meet at least annually, and adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law. (d) The commission shall review and compensate all county elected officials[atd] appointed directors and deputy directors, and the independent police auditor so that their total salaries and benefits have a reasonable relationship to compensation in the public and private sectors. The salary commission shall consult with those boards and commissions which have appointing authority for department heads." SECTION 6. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 7. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this council, by appropriate resolution shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of the county for approval at the next general election. SECTION 8. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. 5