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Section 6-7.2.Planning Director. (a)The planning director shall be appointed by themayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The planning director shall have had a minimum of five years oftraining and experience in a responsible planning position, or a degree in planning, engineering, architecture, geography, oranother planning-related field and three years of experience in a responsible planning position. No less than three years of experience shall have been in an administrative capacity. (b)The director shall be the chief planning officer of the county and the administrative head of the department and shall: (1)Advise the mayor, the windward planning commission, the leeward planning commission and the council on all planning and land use matters. (2)Prepare a general plan, implementation plans and any amendments thereto in accordance with Section 3-15. (3)Prepare proposed zoning and subdivision ordinances, zoning maps and regulations and any amendments thereto. (4)Review the lists of proposed capital improvements contemplated by agencies of the county and recommend the order of their priority. (5)Administer the subdivision and zoning ordinances and regulations adopted thereunder. (6)Render decisions on proposed subdivision plans pursuant to law. (7)Make recommendations on rezoning applications, special exceptions and other similar requests. (8)Render decisions on proposed variances pursuant to law, except that, if any written objections are made to the planning director’s actions under this section, said actions shall be subject to review by the boardof appeals in accordance with Section 6-9.2, unless otherwise provided by law or this charter. (9)Perform such other related duties and functions as may be necessary or required pursuant to law and this charter. (1979, Prop. 5, Prop. 12, and Prop.13; 1998,Ord. No. 98-83, sec. 2; 2000, Prop. 2, sec. 1andProp. 7, sec.2; 2008, Ord. No. 08-01, sec. 3; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 18.) Section 6-7.3.Windward Planning Commission. (a)There is established a windward planning commission that shall have jurisdictionover the area consisting of the judicial districts of Puna, South Hilo, North Hilo, , and . (b)There shall be seven members on this commission. The commission shall include one member from each of the judicial districts of Puna, South Hilo, North Hilo/Hmkua combined, and Kaand three “at-large” members selected from these districts. Not more than two members, appointed from any one judicial district, shall serve on the windward planning commission. (c)The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4. Each member representing a district shall be a legal resident and registered voter of that district. In addition, the director of public works and the manager of the department of water supply, or their designated representatives, shall serve as ex-officio members of the windward planning commission, without power to vote. (2008, Ord. No. 08-01, sec. 5;2010, Prop. 7, sec. 19.) 19