HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1986-119 1984-1988COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. zas
ORDINANCE NO. 86 119
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, RELATING TO
DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to
amend the Hawaii County Code to simplify and create uniformity in
identifying the divisions within the department of public works.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2, Article 9, Section 2-41, of the Hawaii
County Code 1983 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 2-41. Divisions within department.
(a) The department of public works shall be divided under
the chief engineer into the following divisions:
(1) The Engineering [and Surveys] Division. The
engineering [and surveys] 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 [Services] Division. The traffic
[services] 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.
(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 and Solid] Waste Management Division.
The [wastewater and solid] waste management division shall be
responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of
all sewage works and systems and solid waste disposal programs and
facilities for the County.
(6) 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,
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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."
SECTION 2. Chapter 20, article 1, section 20-8, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983, relating to refuse, is amended to read as
follows:
"Section 20-8. Penalty. Any person who violates the
provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to
pay a fine not less than $100 nor more than $500 and/or to
imprisonment or to public service with the [division of sewers and
sanitation] waste management division, department of public works
or the division of parks maintenance, department of parks and
recreation, for a period not exceeding five days."
SECTION 3. Chapter 21, article 1, section 21-2, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983, relating to sewers, is amended by
amending the definitions of "bureau of buildings" and "bureau of
sewers" set out in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3), respectively, to
read:
"(2) 'Bureau of buildings' means the [bureau of building
construction and inspection] building division, County department
of public works.
(3) 'Bureau of sewers' means the (bureau of sewers and
sanitation] waste management division, County department of public
works."
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SECTION 4. Chapter 21, article 4, section 21-34, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 21-34. Sewer Fund designated; disposition of
funds. The funds received from the collection of the sewer
service charges authorized by this chapter shall be deposited
daily with the director of finance, shall be accounted for and be
known as the 'County sewer fund' and shall be expended for the
purpose authorized.
The County sewer fund shall consist of two accounts. The
first account will be the 'user charge account' and the revenues
for this account will come only from the sewer service charges.
Expenditures from this fund shall be limited for the purpose of
carrying out the operation and maintenance of the sewage treatment
system, including replacement.
The second account will be the 'fixed costs account.'
Expenditures from this account shall be for items such as billing
expenses, debt service charges, construction costs, etc.
This financial management system shall be maintained by the
[bureau of sewers and sanitation] waste management division and
based on an adequate budget identifying basis for determining the
annual operation and maintenance costs and the costs of personnel,
material, energy, and administration."
SECTION 5. Chapter 22, article 3, division 4, section 22-63,
of the Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 22-63. Referral of building plans to chief
engineer. All plans submitted to the [bureau of building
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construction and inspection] building division for approval which
include or involve unusual driveway approaches or problems, or
which include or involve the ingress or egress to and from a
government right of way, public highway, street, or sidewalk,
shall be referred by the [bureau of building construction and
inspection] building division to the chief engineer for his
approval."
SECTION 6. Chapter 22, article 4, division 1, section 22-72,
of the Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by amending the
definition of "Highway Utility Encroachment Committee" set out in
subsection (a)(23) to read as follows:
"(23) 'Highway Utility Encroachment Committee' includes the
head of the [bureau of plans and surveys (chairman)] engineering
division, head of the [bureau of road construction and
maintenance] highway maintenance division, and head of the
[division of traffic safety and control] traffic division or duly
authorized representative of the [bureaus and division] divisions."
SECTION 7. The Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by
amending the title "division of automotive equipment" wherever it
appears therein to "automotive division."
SECTION 8. The Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by
amending the title "bureau of building construction and
inspection" wherever it appears therein to "building division."
SECTION 9. The Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by
amending the title "bureau of road construction and maintenance"
wherever it appears therein to "highway maintenance division."
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SECTION 10. The Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by
amending the titles "division of traffic safety and control" and
"traffic services division" wherever either appears therein to
"traffic division."
SECTION 11. The Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by
amending the titles "bureau of plans and surveys" and "engineering
and surveys division" wherever either appears therein to
"engineering division."
SECTION 12. The Hawaii County Code 1983 is amended by
amending the titles "bureau of sewers and sanitation" and
"wastewater and solid waste division" wherever either appears
therein to "waste management division."
SECTION 13. 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 14. 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.
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SECTION 15. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: October 1, 1986
Date of 1st Reading: October 1, 1986
Date of 2nd Reading: October 15, 1986
Effective Date: October 21, 1986
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