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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 253 Draft 02 2002-2004 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 253 Draft 2 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 18 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION AND TO MASS TRANSIT BE IT ORDAINEll BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this measure is to properly identify the departments and agencies under the direct or administrative supervision of the managing director, instead of the Mayor, pursuant to the 2000 Charter Amendments; to amend all references of "mass transportation" and "transportation coordinator" and change it to "mass transit" and "mass transit administrator", respectively; and to reflect the recent conversion of the mass transit administrator position from exempt to civil service and to note it now as the agency's chief administrator. The County Charter does not identity the Mass Transit Agency as one of the departments in the Executive Branch but it is identified as a County agency under Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 2-7 of the Hawaii County Code. In Chapter 2, Article 14, Section 2-76, Creation, the Mass Transit Agency has the single function of providing mass transportation for the County of Hawaii. This agency's characteristics, i.e., single function and scope of services, are comparable to that of the Office of Aging and the Civil Defense Agency, and of which are headed by civil servants. It is with this justification and pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 76-16 (g), (h) Civil service and exemptions, the Mass Transit Administrator position was converted from an exempt, appointed department head to civil servicc. Pursuant to Ilawai`i Revised Statutes, Chapter 5] titled Mass Transit, "mass transit" and "mass transportation" are defined with identical meanings. For consistency purposes, "mass transit" will be used instead of "mass transportation" when mentioned within the Hawaii County Code. SECTION 2. Chapter 2, Article 2. Section 2-7, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition), as amended, is amended to read as follows: Section 2-7. Organization of executive branch. (a) The executive branch of the County is organized into the following [agencies] agencies/departments: (1) [r`~~°-'•^°^'~^^°^^^J Ageucy and ageucy Beads under direct supervision of the [+xa~] managing director: lncu e~~rn~owri AGENCY AGENCY HEAD (A) Civil defense ............................................Civil defense administrator Haorai' i Crnmty is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer (B) Office of aging ....................................County executive on aging (C) [D~t] Office of housing and community development .....................................Housing administrator (D) Mass Transit .............................................~T....,~.,,..,.,.;,.., Mass Transit Administrator (2) Departments and heads under direct supervision of the managing director: DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD (A) Oftce of Management .......................................Managing [l3~director (B) Corporation Counsel .......................................Corporation [E]counsel (C) Department of finance ..........................................Director of finance (D) Planning department ...............................................Planning director (E) Department of environmental management ...........................Director of environmental management (F) Department of research and development ...................Director ofresearch and development (G) Department of public works ..............................Director of public works (H) Department of parks and recreation ................Parks and recreation director Data systems ................................................Director of data systems (3) Departments and administrative heads under commissions and administrative supervision of the [ntayeeJ managiil~. director: llF.PARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD (A) Department of civil service ......................Director of personnel (Q) Police department .....................................................Chief ofpolice (C) Department of liquor control ..................................Director, department of liquor control (D) Fire departmcnt ................................................................Fire chief (E) Department of water supply ..................................................Manager SECTION 3. Chapter 2, Article 14, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition), is amended to read as follows: Article 14. Mass ~-T,-.:~.a; to==o Transit Agency. Section 2-76. Creation. For the purpose of providing mass [trat~sper~a~iet~] transit service in the County whether directly, jointly, or under contract with private parties, an agency to be known as the mass [~tien] transit a~,ency is created in order to implement chapter 51 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Section 2-77. ~ ]Mass transit administrator created. There shall be a ^^^~a~^^'^~] mass transit administrator. °'~e ] The position of [trans}~er-t-~ier~ ~n+,~- ~~'~~e~:~. G^--~ h:°s] mass transit administrator shall be in the civil service and shall be filled through civil service recruitment procedures based on merit. Section 2-78. Duties of [ ~ mass transit administrator. The [ ]mass transit administrator shall have direct responsibility for the administration and operation of County mass [~i~e] transit service, whether such service is provided directly, jointly, or under contract with private parties. The [ ] mass transit administrator shall be under the direct supervision and control of the [tr~ayer] mana~int* director and shall have the authority to staff the agency with necessary personnel to carry out the purposes of the agency. " SEC"LION 4. Chapter L8, Article I, Division 1, Section 18-4 of the Hawaii Cowrty Code 1983 (1995 Edition), is amended to read as follows: Section 18-4. ['r-°°~ °°°-a:^^`^»] Mass transit administrator as chief administrator. fhe mass transit administrator shall be the chief administrator and he may assign any clerk, stenographer, agent or other assistant from the mass transportation agency to the commission as may be accessary and define their powers and duties. SECTION Material to be deleted is bracketed. New material is underscored. [n printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 6. Il~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 provision or application, and, to the end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECI~ION 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. Llt du y: Council Member, County of Haw i`i Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: REFERENCE: Comm. 568.1 _.,..o. w.