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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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BILL NO. 269
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VII, CIIAPTER 4, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CHARTER (2000), RELATING TO TI-IE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BE I"I ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. "Ihe purpose of this amendment is to change the title of the
County's fire department from "Fire Department" to "Hawai`i Fire Department." The
department has been known by a number of names since its formation in the late L880's. [n
1892 the island's fire fighting unit was officially titled the "Hilo Volunteer Fire Department."
Since those early days, the department and its official title have continued to evolve. This
proposal would adopt the name, "Hawai`i fire Department" as the official title of the
department.
S1;C'I'[ON 2. The title of Article VII, chapter 4, of the Hawaii County Charter (2000),
relating to the Fire Department, is renamed as follows:
"CHANTER 4
HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT"
SECTION 3. Article VII, chapter 4, section 7-4.1, of the Hawaii County Charter (2000),
is amended to read as follows:
"Section 7-4.1. Organization. There shall be a Hawaii fire department
consisting of a fire chief, a deputy fire chief, a fire commission and the
necessary staff. The fire chief shall be the administrative head of the Hawaii
fire department."
SECTION 4. Article VII, chapter 4, section 7-4.2, of the Ilawai`i County Charter (2000),
is amended to read as follows:
'`Section 7-4.2. Statement of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the
purpose of this chapter to establish in the county a system of fire
protection and prevention and emergency services which shall be based on
qualified and professional leadership and personnel In order to achieve
this purpose, the Hawaii fire department shall be operated in accordance with
the following:
(a) Standards for recruitment shall be designed to attract into the
department persons with high degrees of education, intelligence and
personal stability.
(b) Promotions and other personnel actions shall be based upon fair
and appropriate standards of merit, ability and work performance.
(c) Appropriate training shall be provided to the maximum extent
possible and practicable."
SECTION 5. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the underscoring
need not be included.
SECTION 6. 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 7. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this council, by appropriate resolution,
shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawaii County for approval
at the 2006 general election.
SECTION 8. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon
its approval by a majority of voters in the 2006 general election.
1N"PRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL BF',R, COUNTY OF HAWAI`[
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RgFERENCE: Comm. 829
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