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COUNTY O~ I-IAWAI`I STATE OF IIAWAI`I
SILL NO. 113
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(1995 EDITION), RELATING TO ADMIlVISTRATION BY AMENDING SECTION 2-41
AND ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 9, division 1, section 2-41, of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (1995 edition), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-41. Divisions within clepartrnent.
(a) The department of public works shall be divided under the [chief engineer]
director into the following divisions:
(1) Engineering Division. The engineering division is responsible for
coordinating the planning, engineering, and implementation of the
highway and drainage capital improvement projects, coordinating
all land surveying, conducting necessary land rights acquisition,
and providing construction inspectional services.
(2) Traffic Division. The traffic division determines the location,
installs, maintains, and repairs all traffic control facilities and
devices and street lighting systems; is responsible for all traffic
engineering in the County; maintains a traffic education program;
and is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of
on- and off-street parking meters.
(3) Building Division. The building division is responsible for public
building construction and inspection; plans, specifications and
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applications for private building and construction; plumbing,
electrical and building permits; and the enforcement of all County
ordinances related to building, construction and inspection.
(4) Highway Maintenance Division. The highway maintenance
division shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance
of all roads, streets, highways, footpaths, storm drains, bridges,
flood channels, and certain cemeteries.
(5) [Wastewater Division. The wastewater division shall be
responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of all
sewage programs and facilities operated by and for the County.
(6) Solid Waste Division. The solid waste division shall be responsible
for the construction, maintenance, and operation of all solid waste
facilities operated by and for the County.]
[(7)] ~5 Automotive Division. The automotive division shall:
(A) Be responsible for the repair and maintenance of all
garage, shop, and automotive equipment of the
County, except such equipment as maybe more
practically maintained by the department having
control thereof as determined by the chief engineer;
(B) Furnish parts, accessories, gasoline, lubricants, and
tires necessary for the repair for automobiles, trucks,
shovels, cranes, graders, sweepers, compressors,
and other such machinery or equipment; and
(C) Be authorized to bill any department, agency, or
special fund for supplies, services, and use of
equipment.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 edition), is amended by
adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
Article De aa~rtment of Environmental Management.
Section -1. Composition of department.
There shall be a department of environmental mana eg ment consisting of a
director the necessary staff, and an environmental management commission.
Section -2. Statement of polio
The department of environmental management is established to protect,
preserve, and enhance our environment by promoting,the wise management of our
waste.
Section -3. Appointment and qualifications of department head.
The director of environmental management shall be appointed by the
mayor, confirmed bathe council, and may be removed by the mavor. The director
shall have had a minimum of five years' administrative experience in a related
field.
Seetion -4. Podvers duties and functions.
The department of environmental management shall manage solid waste,
wastewater, and recyclin~ programs of the County, and exercise other functions
prescribed by ordinance.
Section -5. Environmental management commission.
There shall be an environmental management commission consisting of
nine members who shall be appointed by the mavor and confirmed by the council.
One member shall be a resident of each council district. The terms of the
members shall be as prescribed in § 13-4 of the Hawaii County Charter 2000. The
environmental management commission shall advise the department on waste
reduction strategies, rec~clin~, litter control, community involvement, and other
issues related to the functions of the department, and shall exercise anv other
powers related to the functions of the department that maybe delegated to it by
ordinance.
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SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored.
In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be
included.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall 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 declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMB , C OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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