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Bill 64: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 2,
SECTION 6-2.2, OF THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
(2024 EDITION), RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
Replaces the requirement that the Director of Public Works must be a registered
professional engineer with the requirement that the Director have a bachelor's
degree in engineering, architecture, public administration or a related discipline, or
a degree in law. Adds the requirement that at least two of the five years of required
administrative or managerial experience must be in public works or construction, or
a related field.
Reference: Comm. 334
Intr. by: Council Member Inaba
Negative: GOEAC-53 (Due to a vote of 3-ayes, 5-noes,
1-absent)
2/3 Vote: First of three required readings,
Section 15-1(a), Hawaii County Charter
FAILED:
Ayes: Council Members Kierkiewicz and Villegas —2.
Noes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kimball, and Acting Chair Onishi—5.
Absent: Council Members Inaba and Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—2.
Excused: None.
Bill 69: PROVIDES FOR THE COST OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
IN"IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 21 —IKI PLACE WATER SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS,"FIXES THE PORTION OF THE COST TO BE ASSESSED
AGAINST BENEFITED ASSESSMENT UNITS,ADOPTS A FINAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL, IMPOSES AN ASSESSMENT LIEN AGAINST EACH
ASSESSMENT UNIT ASSESSED ACCORDING TO THE ASSESSMENT,
PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS IN INSTALLMENTS, AND
AUTHORIZES FURTHER ACTIONS BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Creates a special fund to be known as "Improvement District No. 21 —Iki Place
Water System Improvements Fund," into which the funds for the Net Project Cost
and all money collected by the Director of Finance for assessments levied by this
ordinance shall be placed (the total estimated cost of the Net Project Cost in the
Improvement District is $275,000).
Reference: Comm. 388
Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
(Vote on Bill 69 is on the next page)
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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I
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BILL NO. 64
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 2,
SECTION 6-2.2, OF THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I (2024 EDITION),
RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI:
SECTION 1. Article VI, chapter 2, section 6-2.2, of the Charter of the County of
Hawaii (2024 Edition) is amended to read as follows:
"Section 6-2.2. Director.
The director of public works shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the
council and may be removed by the mayor. The air-e^+er shall be a registered
pfefessienal ] The director shall have had a minimum of five years of
experience in an administrative or managerial capacity[..-], two years of which shall have
been in public works, construction or a related field. The director shall also have a
bachelor's dearee in enaineerina, architecture, bublic administration or a related
discipline or a degree in law."
SECTION 2. Charter material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New charter
material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or printing these charter provisions for
inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawaii, the revisor need not include the brackets,
bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. Upon adoption of this ordinance, the Council, by appropriate resolution,
shall provide that this charter amendment be submitted to the electorate of the County of Hawaii
for approval in the 2026 general election.
SECTION 5. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon
its approval by a majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2026 general election, as duly
certified.
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Date of 3rd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 334
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
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