HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0334.016 2024-2026HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Council District I (North Hilo,
Hdmdkua, and portion of Waimea)
Phone: (808) 961-8828
Fax: (808) 961-8912
Email: Heather.Kimball@hawaiicozintv.gov
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
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25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
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DATE: August 29, 2025
TO: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: S&^A,�OlHeather L. Kimball, District I
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 64; An Ordinance to Initiate an
Amendment to Article VI, Chapter 2, Section 6-2.2, of the Charter of the
County of Hawaii (2024 Edition), Relating to the Director of Public Works.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 64. The proposed amendment is
shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the content of Bill No. 64; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be added is underscored. Due to the limited
scope of this proposed amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that would result if it were
adopted is not attached.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 64, which amends 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[.] and Deputy.
(al The director of public works shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the
council and may be removed by the mayor. 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 degree from an accredited institution in the United
States of America in engineering, architecture, business, public administration or a
related discipline or [a -degree hi law-.] be an attorney licensed to practice and in
good standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii.
(b) A deputy director of public works shall be a professional registered engineer and
shall have authority over the engineering responsibilities of the department when
the director does not have such certification."
Thank you.
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Ref. Da-lia SEP _ 2. 2025