HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1988-007 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, RELATING TO
DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
BE IT UkDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to
divide the responsibilties of the waste management division of the
department of public works by creating two new divisions.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 9, division 1, 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 division. The engineering division
is responsible for coordinating the planning, engineering, and
implementation of the highway and arainage capital improvement
projects, coordinating all land surveying, conducting necessary
larrc rights acquisition, and providing construction inspectional
services.
(2) Traffic division. 'Phe traffic division determines
the location, installs, maintains, ana 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) [Waste management division]. Wastewater division
The [waste management division] wastewater division shall be
responsible for the construction, maintenance ana operation of all
sewage [works and systems and solid waste disposal programs and
facilities] programs and facilities operated by and for the County.
(6) Solid waste division. The solid waste division
shall be responsible for the construction, maintenance, and
operation of all solid waste facilities operated by and for the
County.
[(6)](7) Automotive division. The automotive division
shall:
(A) Be responsible for the repair and maintenance
of all garage, shop, and automotive equipment of the County,
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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, 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 3. Chapter 17, article 6, section 17-72 of the
Hawaii County Code 1983, relating to plumbing, is amended to read
as follows:
"Section 17-72. Adding section 1101(8). Section 1101(8) is
added to read:
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person to connect to
or to aid in, or to cause a connection to be made to, to make use
of, the public sewer system of the County without first having
filed an application in writing and having obtained the written
approval of the [division of sewers and sanitation,] wastewater
division, department of public works, and the administrative
authority."
5ECTIGN 4. Chapter 17, article 6, section 17-73 of the
Hawaii County Code 1983, relating to plumbing, is amended to read
as follows:
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"Section 17-73. Adding section 1101(h). Section 1101 (h) is
added to read:
(h) Building sewer construction shall conform to the
requirements for main line sewers as set forth in the (division of
sewers'] wastewater division standard details, department of
public works, and the sewer ordinance of the County when either of
the following conditions exist:
(1) Where the aaministrative authority requires such
construction because of the character or quantity of the sewage or
industrial waste to be discharged.
(2) Where the sewer is designed to be or it is apparent
that it may be dedicatea to the County at this or any future time."
SECTION 5. 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,
pay a fine not less than $100 nor
imprisonment or to public service
[management] division, department
of parks maintenance, department
period not exceeainy five days."
upon conviction, be sentenced tc
more than $500 and/or to
with the solid waste
of public works, or the division
~f parks and recreation, for a
SECTION 6. Chapter 21, article 1, section 21-t, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983, relating to sewers, is amended by
amending the definition of "bureau of sewers" as set forth in
subsection (a)(3), to read as follows:
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"(3) 'Bureau of sewers' means the [waste management]
wastewater division, County department of public works."
SECTION 7. 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 funa 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
[waste management] wastewater division ann based on an adequate
budget identifying basis for determining the annual operation and
maintenance costs ana the costs of personel, material, energy, and
administration."
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SECTION 8. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New
material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the
brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring neea not be
included.
SECTION 9. 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.
SECTIOty 10. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of lst Readinq:
Date of 2na Reading:
Effective Date:
January 18, 1988
January 18, 1988
February 3, 1988
February 16, 1983
HAWAII
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