HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1993-031 1992-1994COUNTY OF HAWAII ` STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. a o
(Draft 2)
ORDINANCE NO. 93 31
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, BY
ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Hawaii County Code 1983, is amended
by adding a new article to be appropriately numbered and to read
as follows:
'Article Sister City Relationships.
Section 2- Purpose The purpose of this article is
to establish criteria and formal procedures for the
establishment and maintenance of sister city relationships.
Section Criteria. The County of Hawaii may
consider the establishment of a sister city relationship with a
city or county that:
(a) Shares a direct historical cultural or ethnic
relationship with the people of the County of Hawaii•
(b) Offers educational and technological assistance, or
potential economic benefits including special knowledge,
know-how or expertise that is beneficial to the County of
Hawaii's businesses industries, and labor force:
(cl Is similar in population size or character to the
Cni~nty of Hawaii which makes for analogous problems and concerns
and the opportunity to exchange meaningful ideas and applicable
solutions for either or both places: or
(d) Recognizes other common bonds that are mutually
beneficial to the citizens of both places and serve as a liaison
for the exchange of information and other lifestyle and
practical values.
Section 2- Establishment of Sister Citv Relationship.
Sa) The sister city relationship shall be established by
the adoption of a council resolution approving the establishment
of the sister city tie and the signing of a formal agreement
between the Mayor of the County of Hawaii and the appropriate
public official of the proposed sister city that such ties
Pxist The agreement shall contain a proposed program,
developed by the Office of the Mayor and the proposed sister
city that will be instituted by both places to make these ties
lasting and purposeful.
{b) County funds shall be appropriated to provide for the
exchange of gifts or goodwill missions to promote the newly
established sisterhood and the concept of mutual understanding.
Such goodwill missions may include student exchanges, art,
cultural or industrial exhibits and athletic team visits.
(c) Anv sister city relationship in which there is a
failure to implement the agreement or to exchange gifts or
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goodwill missions within a five-year period shall re sult in the
automatic terminat ion of th e agreement and r elations hip.
(d) Existing sister c ities which have been act ive during
the five years prior to the enactment of thi s ordina nce, and
which continue to be active , shall not be re quired t o co mply
with this ordinanc e. An existing sister cit y shall be d eemed to
be active if ther e has been an exchange of s ifts or good will
missions within a
Section 2-
(a) A proto five-year
Pro
col office period.
tocol Officer.
r, who shall be a
ppointed
by
the
Mayor and housed in the Office of the Mavo~_shall b
responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the formal
agreement signed by the County of Hawaii and the sister city.
The protocol officer serves at the discretion of the Mayor for
the term of office of the Mayor and may be removed by the Mayor.
{b) The protocol officer shall be responsible for
informing the County of Hawaii's eaistinq sister cities of the
terms and conditions of this ordinance and shall submit an
annual report to the Council by December 31 of each near which
summarizes the activities conducted by the County of Hawaii's
sister cities and identifies the sister cities for which no
activity has occurred within five years, thereby resulting in an
automatic termination of .the County of Hawaii's sister city
relationships.'
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SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this
ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does 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 severable.
SECTION 3. New material is underscored.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: March 24, 1993
Date of 1st Reading: March 24, 1993
Date of 2nd Reading: April 7, 1993
Effec tive Date: April 21, 1993
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