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2018-2020 Charter Commission — 9 Page 3 March 8, 2019 4. Comm. No. 34.2: Transmitting CA -17 for First Reading; Proposal to add a new section to Article X, Financial Procedures, to establish a Disaster and Emergency Fund; as submitted by Commissioner Leithead Todd. Passed First Reading: 10 ayes; 1 absent (Hopkins) 5. Comm. No. 36: Transmitting CA -19 for Initial Approval; Proposal to add a new section to Article X, Financial Procedures, to prohibit the County from applying a minimum real property tax rate and unless otherwise provided for by ordinance, require that real property taxes be levied based on the assessed value of the parcel and any improvements thereto; as submitted by Commissioner Hopkins. Postponed to April 25, 2019: 10 ayes; 1 absent (Hopkins) 6. Comm. No. 37: Transmitting CA -20 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 15-3, Mandatory Charter Reviews, to add protocol and procedures for the Charter Commission, including the date by which the Charter Commission must be empaneled, based on the provisions of Chapter 50 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes; as submitted by Commissioner Adams. Passed Initial Approval: 10 ayes; 1 absent (Hopkins) 7. Comm. No. 38: Transmitting CA -21 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 11-5, subsection (c), Initiative and Referendum Petitions; Forms and Sufficiency, by replacing the word "appeal" with "repeal" as a correction of terms; as submitted by Commissioner Adams. Passed Initial Approval: 10 ayes; 1 absent (Hopkins) 8. Comm. No. 39: Transmitting CA -22 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 12-1.3, Signatures — Recall of an Elected Official, by removing the requirement that a signer of a petition to recall an elected County official include the last four digits of his or her social security number; as submitted by Commissioner Adams. Passed Initial Approval: 10 ayes; 1 absent (Hopkins) 9. Comm. No. 40: Transmitting CA -23 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 6-5.2, Appointment and Removal — Corporation Counsel, by adding that an attorney must be licensed to practice law for at least five years and have at least three years of experience in an administrative capacity before being eligible for appointment as the Corporation Counsel; as submitted by Commissioner Adams. Passed Initial Approval: 9 ayes; 1 no (Hamano); 1 absent (Hopkins)