CHC 1979 PROPOSED CHARTER AMEND NEWSPAPER

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9 ' - Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Sunday,September 16, 1979—B-5 • ' > ' V ,'t , , i . ,-, ,` , ci'- -•• F, ' - PERSONNEL 1 HAWA- DEPARTMENT' SERVICES COUNTY CHARTER OF WATER . REVIEW I _ , COMMISSION SUPPLY . PROPOSES - i . Another major proposal - The Eliminate for more efficiency is to _ To be in conformance with 1 Department of semi-autonomous bring the Department of the State statutes, the corn- - Water Supply '. nature Water Supply under the mission proposes that the I direct control and present Department of Per- supervision of the mayor -sonnel Services be known as i and 'eliminate its present. the Department of Civil Ser- - semi-autonomous nature. vice. Its duties and functions a - Mayor The director, of the . - have not changed, except to . -- appoints Director Department .shall be add "equal employment op- . confirmed by appointed by the Mayor portunities" to the list of major _ County Council and confirmed by the - duties. - . - t r ' - council. - - • Under control - - • - and supervision • - - . of Mayor . ..../ . - ' • . . - .) . . - -- FINANCIAL PROCEDURES• HAWAII HAWAII GENERAL- , COUNTY CHARTER COUNTY CHARTER t REVIEW The commission, concerned with " REVIEW_ ; COMMISSION government . waste, proposes that all COMMISSION PROPOSES unencumbered capital expenditure ap- - PROPOS propriations lapse after two fiscal "years - from "the year in which the appropriation was made. This provisions will allow the . - books to be cleared of old unencumbered Creation - V . . appropriations and - make those funds of standardization All available in other areas. unencumbered Another commission 'proposal shifts the committee capital initial burden of verifying that sufficient that will expenditure ' unencumbered funds are available to meet adopt - appropriations - any obligation to the agency head. lapse : _ Presently, the Director of Finance is • charged- with the cumbersome respon- - sibility of certifying that funds are . available before obligations are incurred. Standards This provision would make each agency of materials - After more aware of their financial status. V _ V . - - two fiscal. • - . - - - . years from the year in which the V • . . V . appropriation was made CENTRALIZED Supplies Equipment Services PURCHASING - ' - - - 1 • win Again, with efficiency and economy in . • mind, the commission has provided for the Purchases ; allow creation off-a standardization committee to shall be the books to be adopt standards and specifications for supervised by , . cleared- materials, supplies, equipment, . and the Director - . ' services purchased by the county. All such of Finance , j purchases shall be under the supervision - _ of the Director of Finance. - ;