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I o�MtY of yt�tL +A wT.ao�.•P`� COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAIJ �Tf•OF•NhJ+ BI LL �$ (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE HAWAIJ COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 2-7; AMENDING CHAPTER 2 BY CREATING A NEW ARTICLE 49; AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 37, RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE, EQUITY, AND RESILIENCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 2, section 2-7, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new agency and agency head to be appropriately inserted into paragraph"(1)Agency and agency heads under direct supervision of the managing director:" and to read as follows: "(F) Office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience.................................... administrator" SECTION 2. Chapter 2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new article 49 to read as follows: "Article 49. Sustainability, Climate,Equity, and Resilience. Division 1. Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience. Section 2-270. Creation. An office to be known as the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience is created. Section 2-271. Sustainability administrator created. There shall be a sustainability administrator. The position of sustainability administrator shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council for a term of six years and for no more than two consecutive terms. At a minimum, the sustainability administrator shall be able to demonstrate the following through education and/or employment: (1) Experience leading a major program in sustainability, climate action, environmental management, environmental or social justice, or a related field; (2) Technical knowledge of the science of climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainability, and natural resource management;