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TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
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FROM: y Cindy Evans, Council Member
DATE: July 21, 2023
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 49; a Bill for an Ordinance to Initiate an
Amendment to Article III, Section 3-4 of the Hawaii County Charter (2022
Edition), Relating to Vacancy in Office.
Please find attached a proposed amendment to Bill No. 49. The proposed amendment is shown
below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 49; material to be added is
underscored. Due to the limited nature of this amendment, a copy of the new bill that would
result if this amendment were adopted is not attached.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 49 is amended by amending Section 3-4, subsection(a),to read as
follows:
"(a) When any vacancy occurs in the county council, the remaining members of the council
shall appoint as a successor a person with the qualifications required by Section 3-3.
Within five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the occurrence
of any vacancy, the council chairperson shall give reasonable notice of intent to all
remaining members of the council that on the next regular meeting date, formal action
shall be taken to fill the vacancy. The formal action shall be a motion approved by a
majority of the council to appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired
term. Should the council fail to fill any vacancy at the designated meeting, the council
chairperson, within five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays), shall
appoint a successor with the qualifications required by Section 3-3 to fill the vacancy for
the remainder of the unexpired term. The person appointed shall serve until a successor is
duly elected and seated."
Mahalo nui.
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