2018 General Election Charter Amendments

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illustrate the fiscal impact of the proposed amendment or revision in the context of county resources. Fiscal impact statements shall be completed at least sixty calendar days prior to the election at which the proposed amendment or revision will be placed on the ballot and shall appear on the county website and be made available for inclusion in any voter information pamphlet which addresses county ballot propositions. The council may by ordinance prescribe additional requirements or refinements to the brovisions of this section." SECTION 2. 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. SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall 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 severable. SECTION 4. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this council, by appropriate resolution, shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawaii County for approval in the 2018 general election. SECTION 5. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by a majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2018 general election, as duly certified. Copies of the full text and the respective ballot questions relating to Proposal "1" and Proposal "T' are on file in the Office of the County Clerk in Hilo and the Office of the County Council in Kailua-Kona. STEWART MAEDA County Clerk Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer