HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0627.012 2022-2024Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba
Council Member, District 8, N. Kona
Office: (808)323-4280
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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
Rebecca Villegas
Council Member, District 7, Central Kona
Office: (808)323-4267
Email: Rebecca. villegas(r';hawaiieounty.gov
County of Hawai `i
West Hawai `i Civic Center, Bldg. A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
DATE: January 4, 2024
TO: Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Member
Rebecca Ville as Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 109; an Ordinance to Initiate an Amendment to
Article XIII, Section 13-8 of the Hawaii County Charter (2022 Edition), Relating
to Term of Office of Department Heads.
Please see below proposed amendments to Bill No. 109. The proposed amendments are
illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 109; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be added is underscored. A copy of the revised
draft of this bill that would result if these proposed amendments are adopted is intentionally
omitted due to the limited scope of these proposed amendments.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 109 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 13-8. Term of Office and Appointment of Department Heads.
(a) The term of office of department heads shall be coterminous with that of the
appointing authority; provided, that where a successor has not been confirmed by the
council, sitting department heads may hold office until a successor is confirmed.
(b) The mayor shall appoint department heads within thirty days of taking office or
within sixty days after the occurrence of any vacancy. The council shall act to
confirm or reject any appointment of a department head by the mayor within [sixes]
forty-five days after receiving notice of the appointment from the mayor. If the
council does not confirm or reject any such appointment within [sib] forty-five
days, the appointee shall be deemed to have been confirmed.
(c) An appointee shall take office upon confirmation by the council."
Thank you.
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