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Meeting: Council— August 28, 2002
Action: Motion to close file pursuant to FC -252 was made and unanimously
Approved FC -252 was adopted
Re: Bill 248, Comm. 697, FC -252
COUNTY OF HA AI`I STATE OF HAWAPI
BILL NO. 248
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CHARTER (2000), RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL; OFFICERS;
EMPLOYEES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAVI:
SECTION 1. Section 3-6 of the Hawai `i County Charter (2000), relating to the
Organization of the Council; Officers; Employees, is amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-6. Organization of the Council; Officers; Employees.
(a) The council shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice
chairperson, each of whom shall serve at its pleasure. Until such time as the chairperson and
presiding officer shall be elected, the mayor shall preside at such meeting, provided that the
mayor shall not have a vote. The chairperson shall preside at council meetings. If at any meeting
the chairperson is not present or unable to act, the vice chairperson shall then preside. In the
absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the council shall elect from among its members
a temporary presiding officer.
(b) The council shall appoint the county clerk which position shall be exempt from
civil service laws and classifications. The county clerk shall:
(1) Be the clerk of the council.
(2) Be custodian of the county seal.
(3) Conduct all elections held within the county.
(4) Appoint the deputy county clerk and the legislative auditor, with the
approval of the council, and such positions shall be exempt from civil
service laws and classifications.
(5) Perform such other functions as the council may prescribe.
(6) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the
council, subject to civil service laws and classifications, and exercise the
same power with respect to the personnel of the clerk's office as the
department heads in the executive branch.
(c) Each council member shall appoint and employ only one council aide and one
legislative assistant provided the council chairperson may additionally appoint
and employ one executive assistant to the council chairperson. In addition the
council shall appoint and employ a fiscal/program auditor. All such personnel
shall be exempt from civil service and the position classification plan.
(d) The legislative auditor shall be allowed to appoint and employ an administrative
assistant to the legislative auditor and a personnel/senior account clerk, which
shall be exempt from civil service and the position classification plan. The
legislative auditor shall also be allowed to hire a legislative analyst, which shall
be subject to civil service laws and classifications."
SECTION 2. Material to be deleted is bracketed. New material is underscored.
SECTION 3. 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 4. Upon adoption of this ordinance, the council, by appropriate resolution,
shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of the county for approval at the
next general election.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect at noon on the first Monday in
December 2002 following its approval by the voters.
INT DUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, C T O AWAI`I
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CORPORATION COUNSEL
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