HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 107 Draft 01 2008-2010COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. l.o~
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`l:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend chapter 2,
Administration, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), to correct outdated
references to the department of human resources.
Ordinance No. 06-60 initiated a Hawaii County Charter amendment to, in part, change
the name of the department of civil service to the department of human resources, and also the
director of personnel to the director of human resources.
This ordinance amends the Hawaii County Code by correcting said references so that
they are in accordance with the Hawaii County Charter, as amended by the contents of
Ordinance No. 06-60, which was approved by the electorate during the 2006 general election.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 2, section 2-7, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows:
"Section 2-7. Organization of executive branch.
[(-a)] The executive branch of the County is organized into the following agencies/departments:
(1) Agency and agency heads under direct supervision of the managing director:
AGENCY AGENCY HEAD
(A) Civil defense ..................................................................... Civil defense administrator
(B) Office of aging ..................................................................County executive on aging
(C) Office of housing and community development ......................Housing administrator
(D) Mass transit ........................................................................ Mass transit administrator
(2) Departments and heads under direct supervision of the managing director:
DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAL)
(A) Office ofmanagement .................................. .................................. Managing director
(B) Corporation counsel ..................................... ............................... Corporation counsel
(C) Department of finance .................................. ................................. Director of finance
(D) Planning department ..................................... .................................... Planning director
(E) Department of environmental management . Director of environmental management
(F) Department of research and development.... ... Director of research and development
(G) Department of public works ......................... ........................ Director of public works
(H) Department of parks and recreation ............. ................. Parks and recreation director
(I) Data systems ..........................................................................Director of data systems
(3) Departments and administrative heads under commissions and administrative
supervision of the managing director:
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD
(A) Department of [^~•~'~] human resources...Director of [personnel] human resources
(B) Police department .................................................................................Chief ofpolice
(C) Department of liquor control ........................... Director, department of liquor control
(D) Fire department ............................................................................................ Fire chief
(E) Department of water supply .........................................................................Manager;,
SECTION 3. Chapter 2, article 2, section 2-8, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows:
"Section 2-8. Order of succession to office of mayor.
In the event of civil, military or natural disaster, during the temporary
absence or disability of the mayor, the managing director shall act as mayor. If the
office of managing director is vacant, or during such periods as the managing
director is unable to so act, the director of finance shall then act as mayor. If the
office of director of finance is vacant, or during such periods as the director of
finance is unable to so act, then the planning director, director of research and
development, director of [~°~ ^~~~] human resources and director,
department of liquor control, shall succeed to the office of mayor in the order
specified herein."
SECTION 4. Chapter 2, article 3A, section 2-10A, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows:
"Section 2-10A. Appointment of personnel.
There shall be an office of the prosecuting attorney as provided by Charter.
The prosecuting attorney may appoint deputy prosecuting attorneys and necessary
staff, including investigators. The investigators shall have all of the powers and
privileges of a police officer for the County of Hawaii. The office of the
prosecuting attorney shall adopt policies and standards for training and use of
these powers consistent and in conformance with those adopted by the Hawaii
County police department. All investigations relating to the discharge of a firearm
by an investigator shall be conducted by the Hawaii County police department.
All investigators must have the minimum qualifications for the class as
established by the department of [^~°] human resources."
SECTION 5. Chapter 2, article 16, section 2-94, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended) is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) Travel for training purposes shall also conform with the training policy
administered by the department of [^^'°~~.~I-~ rs~] human resources."
SECTION 6. Severability. 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. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1 s` Reading:
Date of 2"d Reading:
Effective Date:
~C~FER'cNGE: Cortxn. 428