HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 207 Draft 01 1998-2000 COUNTY OF HAWA~~.. ~ ~ ~t`~ATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 207
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION CONCERNING THE
BONDS FOR OFFICIALS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF' THE COUNTY OP HAWAII:
SECTION 1. ose. Hawaii County Charter 1991, §13-6 states:
The director of finance and such other cowrty officers or employees as the council
may require shall furnish bonds iri the amount and with the surety prescribed by
the council by ordinance. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the
county.
Hawaii County Code §2-2 presently sets out a list of county officers and the amount of
the bonds required for them. The amounts of these bonds have not been increased in
several years and are out of date. The City and County of Honolulu, for example requires
bonds of $225,000 for its finance director and its treasurer. Maui County requires
. $50,000 bonds fcr all depa+-t,rent heads wrd elected officials. In this bill, the Council
would authorize the Director of Finance t:, set bond amounts at reasonable levels, and
take into consideration the amounts o1'mc;+:ey the various officers and employees are
responsible for.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2. article 1, section 2-2 of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(1995 edition) is amended to read as folk+ws:
Section 2-2. Bonds of officials required; amount; filing; payment of premiums.
(a) [In accordance with the provisions of section 13-6 of the Charter bonds in
the following amounts shall be furnished by the following officers and
employees:
Officers and Employees Bonds
Mayor $25,000
Councilman(each) 10,000
Prosecuting attorney 20,000
Director of finance 25,000
Corporation counsel 20,000
Deputy director of finance 20,000
Controller 20,000
Treasurer 20,000
Purchasing agent 10,000
Cashier 10,000
County clerk ............................................15,000]
All officers concerned with the receipt, collection, custody or disbursement of
public funds shall be covered by a fidelity bond, the amount of which shall be
determined by the Director of Finance. The Director of Finance shall determine
which other officers of the County of Hawaii shall be covered by bonds and shall
fix the amount of such bonds. The Director of Finance shall procure such bonds
from among companies licensed within the state. All bonds shall be in favor of.
and the premiums thereon paid for by. the County of Hawaii.
(b) Officers and employees of the legislative branch shall file their bonds with the
clerk. Officers and employees of the executive branch shall file their bonds with
the director of finance.
[(c) the premium on the bonds shall be paid by the County.]
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored.
In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be
included.
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SECTION 4. If any provision if this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances 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 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCILMEMBER, C TY OF HAWAII
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Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE: Comm. 662
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