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COUNTY OF HA AP STATE OF HAWAII NO. ORDINANCE NO, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI: Amend Article VII, of the Hawaii County Charter (2016) as follows. "CHAPTER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Section 7- . Organization. There (shall or may) be a department of agriculture consisting of a director of agriculture, an agriculture commissiont_and the necessary staff. Section 7- . Statement of Policy. It is declared to be the policy of the county to support policies and practices that promote agricultural food security on Hawaii island based on self-sufficiency, bily. local policies, support for family farms and community cooperative*,preservation of the indigenous heritage of agricultural resources, collaboration among the agricultural producerA„accurate product labeling, and best management practices designed to eliminate Section 7- . Director. The director shall be appointed 12ythe mayor,sonfirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. Section 7- Qualifications. The director shall have a minimum of four years of ewrience jillbejleAt_of conventional and organic agriculture, including at least two years in conventional agriculture arid two_yeai-s in organs_agi riculture, a degree in agriculture, and a minimum of three years in an administrative or supervisory capacity. Section 7- . owers, Duties and Functions. The Powers duti.g,S:.,411ciiithehOPS,of.the de,P4Itrneht.Of.41:1111ePlIgre AhAlt hejurther, prescribed by ordinance and 5baltbe eNers_iI s artment. Section 7- . Agriculture Commission. (a) There shall be an agriculture commission consistin&of nine members wllo shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. One member shall be a resident of each council district. The terms of the members shall be as prescribed section,13,4, The Agricul4u-e cpmmission shall advise the departmenton i*sties related to the functions of the department, and shall exercise p.ny other powers related to the functions of the dwartment that may be delegated to it hy ordinance. Comm. No. 3.4