HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 113 Draft 03 2000-2002 COUl®T'I°Y OF IIAW~~`I ~'I'`~E Old I~1~~1AI~I
SILL NO. 113
(I3raft 3)
OI~DINA.NCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(1995 EDITION), RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION 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:
Secti®n 2-41. DiViSiOnS within department.
(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.
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(3) Building Division. The building division is responsible for public
building construction and inspection; plans, specifications and 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)] ~ 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 may be 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 . lie ap rt~aent of Eaavironaaaeaatal l~ana~eme®t.
Seeti®aa -1. Coagapositi®aa ®f dersartaaaent.
There shall be a department of environmental management consisting of a
director the necessary staff and an environmental management commission.
Secti®n -2. Statement of p®licy.
The department of environmental management is established to protect,
preserve and enhance our environment by promoting
~e wise management of our
waste.
Secti®aa -3. App®intnaeaat and s~aaalifieati®ns ®f detaartaaaent lased.
The director of environmental management shall be appointed by the
may=or confirmed by the council and may be removed by the manor. The
director shall have had a minimum of five years' administrative experience in a
related field.
Secti®ra ~4. p®wers, duties and faaaacti®aas.
The department of environmental management shall mans eg solid
waste wastewater and recvclin~programs of the County, and exercise other
functions prescribed by ordinance.
Seeti®aa -5. 1)ivisi®aas ~'itlaira departaneaat.
~a Tlae de art,„naeaat of ~nyr®aaaaaeaatal na~.naent shall be divided ~aaader
tl~e dart®r into tlae full®vvin~ dHVisinns:
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.
Solid Waste Division The solid waste division shall be responsible for the
construction maintenance and operation of all solid waste programs and facilities
operated by.and for the County.
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Sectio~e s6. I~nvironmental ina~aa~ement co~a~aission.
There shall be an environmental management commission consisting
of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor 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. The environmental management commission shall advise the
department on waste reduction strategies recycling litter control,
community involvement and other issues related to the functions of the
~artment, and shall exercise any otherpowers related to the functions of
the department that may be delegated to it ~ ordinance.
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 MEMBE , C OF HAVVAI`I
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Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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