CHC 1980 FINAL FULL TEXT PROPOSAL AMENDMENTS

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ARTICLE VII EXECUTIVE BRANCH - DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES UNDER COMMISSIONS CHAPTER 1 DEPARTMENT OF [PERSONNEL] CIVIL SERVICE [S] Section 7-1.1. Organization. There shall be a department of [personnel] civil service[s] consisting of a director, a civil service commission and the necessary staff. Section 7-1.2. Civil Service Commission. The civil service commission shall consist of seven members who, shall be appointed by the mayor [with the approval of] and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 1[3]2-4. Commission member- ship shall be representative of the community and of the county geographical areas of Puna, Ka'u, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua, and Hilo and the members shall all be in sympathy with and believe in the principles of the merit system in public employment. Section 7-1.3. Director. The director of [personnel]. civil service[s] shall be appointed by the civil service commission and may be removed by the commission. Section 7-1.4. Powers, Duties and Functions. The director of [personnel] .civil service[s] shall be responsible for the personnel management program of the county with two distinct categories of duties. The major duties shall be in the areas of equal employ- ment opportunities, personnel development, personnel deployment, personnel relations and personnel welfare [for maximum employee effectiveness]. The secondary duties of the director shall be the administration of the civil service system and the maintenance of the aims and mechanics prescribed by statute. The director shall be the administrative head of the department of [personnel] civil service[s] and shall be (responsible for the proper conduct of all the administrative affairs of the department and for the execution of the personnel program prescribed by this charter, ordinance, laws and regulations. The civil service commission shall function according to statute. The director shall provide technical and clerical staff services to the commission. Section 7-1.5. Position Classification Plan; Compensation. Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, all positions in the service of the county shall be classified within a position classification plan, and all persons holding such positions shall be compensated as provided by the compensation law of the State. Section 7-1.6. Administrative Supervision. The department of [personnel] civil service[s] shall come under the general super- vision and control of the mayor.