HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0022.002 2004-2006 BOB JACOBSON ~'t~'w'`t!4,y Phone: (808) 961-8263
Councilmember Fax: (808) 961-8912
E-Mail: Jacobs@hgea.org
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 209
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
January 20, 2005
MEMO TO: Gary Safarik, Chairman
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Bob Jacobson, Councilmember
RE: Bill 4, Draft 3, relating to Animals
Attached for your review and transmittal is Draft 3 of Bill 4.
The bolded changes below highlight the changes from Draft 2 to Draft 3. The bolding itself is not
included in Draft 3. Draft 3 has the following changes:
1. Section 4-I(e) - roadway
2. Section 4-31.1 - (e)
3. Section 4-32.1 replaces the term "finance director" with "police chief
Section 4-32.1- Training; appointment; powers of [lx+rnane] enforcement officer.
(a) Pursuant to section 143-2.5, section 143-7, and section 46-1.5(15), Hawaii Revised Statutes, [e
homane] an enforcement officer shall be authorized to issue a complaint and summons or other
form of citation as the [finance director] police chief may deem to be appropriate to enable [a
hornene] an enforcement officer to carry out and to perform the duties of [e~an+aee] an
enforcement officer under this chapter and any contract between the County and a humane
society or animal care center.
(b) The [finance director] police chief shall verify that a person designated by a humane society
or animal care center to serve as [a4a++rnafle] an enforcement officer is qualified and trained to
serve in that capacity. The [finance director] police chief shall be empowered to establish
minimum requirements for qualification and training, which may be revised from time to time,
provided that a copy thereof, and of any revisions, shall be kept on file with the (finance
director's] police chiefs office thereof at all times. All County agencies, officers and
employees shall render their cooperation and assistance to the [finance director] aolice chief
for purposes of this subsection (b).
(c) The [finance director] police chief, upon verification of [a-lx+n3ane] an enforcement officer's
qualification and training, shall issue an oath of office and identification badge or insignia to
the [Hcx»aAe} enforcement officer.
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(d) [t~-lxxnege] An enforcement officer's appointment, power and authority shall be for a period of
not more than two years unless the same is sooner terminated by the lie enforcement
officer's discharge as an employee of the humane society or animal care center or discharge as
[a-kana~e] an enforcement officer by the [finance director] police chief. The (finance
director] police chief may terminate and discharge [aaxe] an enforcement officer's
appointment upon recommendation of the humane society or animal care center of which the
[lam] enforcement officer is an employee or upon a finding by the [finance director]
police chief that the [Iw~xaee} enforcement officer has failed to comply with the minimum
qualification and training requirements established for [Iwtt~ane] enforcement officers by the
[finance director] police chief.
(e) No proceeding for the appointment, termination or discharge of [l~enaone] enforcement officers
shall be subject to laws governing civil service or public employees.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
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