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related experience." SECTION 9. Article VI, section 6-10.3 of the Hawaii County Charter (2016 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-10.3. Director. The director of environmental management shall be appointed by the mayor; and confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The director shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council. The director shall have had a minimum of five years of administrative experience in a related field and an engineering degree or a degree in a related field." SECTION 10. Article XIII, section 13-8, of the Hawaii County Charter (2016 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 13-8. Term of Office of Department Heads. [The] Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the teinl of office of department heads, deputies and assistants shall be co -terminous with that of the appointing authority; provided, that where a successor has not been appointed, a department head, deputy or assistant, as the case may be, shall continue in office pending such appointment, The council shall confirm or deny confirmation within sixty days of the appointment or reappointment of any department head. If the council does not act within sixty days, the department head shall be deemed to be confirmed. The department head shall take office upon appointment but shall not continue in office if the council denies confirmation." SECTION 11. New charter material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or printing these charter provisions for inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawaii, the reviser need not include the underscoring. 4