CHC 1979 PROPOSED CHARTER AMEND NEWSPAPER

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gs a _ B-4—Hawaii Tribune-Herald,Sunday,September 16, 1979 . s HAWAII . HAWAII . CORPORATION - COUNTY CHARTER - OUNTY CHARTER REVIEW REVIEW COUNSEL ...\\(( COMMISSION COMMISSION ' PROPOSES PROPOSES _ ..7 • .Te (.... 1 The and Planning County • The Director Council County L Council -. L can[ . The duties of the Coporation initiate • Counsel have been slightly revised in General order to keep it consistent with the LPlan Review i commission proposal for the council I . Amendments all programs attorney. The commission has added a every new section, "Term of Office." This four provision states that the term of office • 1 - - • - years of the corporation counsel, assistant INITIATION SUNSET corporation counsel, and deputies OF AMENDMENTS shall be- the same as that of the ' LAW - mayor. When a successor has not TO THE Unless the been appointed and confirmed, the program receives. Corporation Counsel shall remain in GENERAL PLAN + council support office, but for no longer than three - Under the charter the Planning it shall be months. Director is now the only one who can terminated ., initiate amendments to the general . ' plan. The commission has decided to An efficient use of county funds is - allow the county council to initiate necessary in these times of rising - general plan amendments as well.- costs and the commission proposes . that the council be mandated to critically review all programs at least once every four years. Unless the - - - program receives favorable council . \suport, ifshallbeterm!nated. . HAWAn PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAWAII COUNTY CHARTS - . - OUNTY CHARTER - REVIEW REVIEW COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONi. PROPOSES PROPOSES ,• - More - - A new authority - Board of Appeals - to the Planning to hear - _ Director appeals . ' , from ' Special And be in Planning public works Process charge of Department DepartmentException Zoning Applications variance approvals - •, This Board will be - DIRECTORThe Planning BOARD administered Commission will - by the AND hear appeals on OF De partment nt PLANNING the above APPEALS COMMISSION applications. -• After examining the function of the present board of . appeals under the Planning Department and realizing that a - The.commission has refined the procedures and duties of similar board exists under the Department of Public Works, the Planning Department for greater efficiency. Under the the commission voted to consolidate the functions of the commission proposal, the Director will, in addition to his existing two boards of appeals. This new board will consist . - present duties, ,process rezoning and special exception of seven members, and for administrative purposes only, be applications and be charged with the approval of variances. part of the Planning Department. This board will now be able In-line with this change, the Planning Commission will hear to review all the facts of the case and shall not be limited to a appeals on the above applications. reversal based on procedural matters only.