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2018-2020 Charter Commission — 10 Page 4 April 25, 2019 8. Comm. No. 43.1: Transmitting CA -26, Draft 2, for First Reading; Proposal to amend Section 6-2.2, relating to Qualifications for the Director of the Department of Public Works, to remove the requirement that the Director be a registered professional engineer and add that the required amount of years of administrative experience to be eligible for appointment as Director be related to the powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Public Works; as submitted by Commissioner Adams. Amended to Draft 3 and passed First Reading: 10 ayes; 1 absent (Bergin) 9. Comm. No. 44.11: Transmitting CA -27, Draft 2, for First Reading; Proposal to amend Section 10-15, Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, to add language to place an emphasis on the acquisition of easements; as submitted by Commissioner Roehrig. Fails to pass First Reading: 2 ayes; 5 noes (Hamano, Leithead Todd, Rice, Springer, Zelko-Schlueter); 4 absent (Bergin, Galimba, Hopkins, Saquing) 10. Comm. No. 45: Transmitting CA -28 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 13-4, Boards and Commissions, and Section 15-3, Mandatory Charter Reviews, to remove language providing that membership of boards and commissions may not contain more than a bare majority of persons belonging to the same political party; as submitted by Commissioner Galimba. Passes Initial Approval: 7 ayes; 4 absent (Bergin, Galimba, Hopkins, Saquing) 11. Comm. No. 47: Transmitting CA -29 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 10-6, Capital Budget and Capital Program: Scope; Council Action, by adding language providing that prioritization of capital improvements is to be based on criteria in alignment with the County General Plan, County Community Development Plans, and other pertinent functional plans; as submitted by Commissioner Galimba. Amended to Draft 2 and passes Initial Approval: 5 ayes, 4 noes (Adams, Hamano, Leithead Todd, Zelko-Schlueter; 2 absent (Bergin, Hopkins) 12. Comm. No. 48: Transmitting CA -30 for Initial Approval; Proposal to amend Section 14-5, Board of Ethics, by adding language providing that the Board of Ethics may impose civil fines for violations of the Code of Ethics, as prescribed by ordinance of the County Council, that the board may transmit formal opinions regarding potential violations of the Code of Ethics to the appropriate appointing authority, and clarifying that the board's rules of procedure shall have the force and effect of law; as submitted by Commissioner Adams. Passes Initial Approval: 7 ayes; 4 absent (Bergin, Galimba, Hopkins, Saquing)