HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0705.001 2014-2016 Margaret Wille +�:r_os. ' Phone No. Hilo: (808)961-8027
Council Member � 41! %%,'• Phone No. Waimea: (808)887-2043
District 9-North and South Kohala / Fax No.: (808)887-2072
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building Holomua Center West Hawai`i Civic Center Bldg.A
25 Aupuni Street 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway,Suite C-5 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Waimea, Hawaii 96743 Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i,96740
TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair -
and Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM: Margaret Wille, Council Member
DATE: February 23, 2016 _ _
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 154; An Ordinance Amending Article III;' - -
Section 3-2, Hawai`i County Charter(2014), Relating to County Council Terms
Please find attached proposed amendments to Bill No. 154. The proposed amendments are
illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 154 (material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is underscored). A draft copy of Bill No.
154, Draft 2, is attached with these amendments incorporated.
1. Section 5 of Bill No. 154 is amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 5. [Eaclh-pew] Any incumbent council member who is duly reelected to
serve as council member in the [204-6] 2018 elections, whether that be in the primary election or
general election, shall [ - . ., -•• .,• . •.. . _•. • . - • :: : : •,
eligible to serve no more than a total of fourteen consecutive years in office as council member."
2. Section 6 of Bill No. 154 is amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 6. Upon approval of the charter amendment proposed in this ordinance by a
majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2016 general election, as duly certified, this
ordinance shall take effect at twelve o'clock meridian on December [5, 2016,] 3,2018,and shall
apply to the terms of all council members duly elected in the [244-6] 2018 elections,whether that
be in the primary election or general election, and any election thereafter."
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Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. Date Ul 2 3 2016
Hawai`i County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-2
OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER(2014),RELATING TO THE COUNTY
COUNCIL TERMS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article III, section 3-2 of the Hawaii County Charter(2014), is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-2. Composition and Terms.
"There shall be a county council composed of nine members. One member shall
be elected from each of nine districts. The terms of the council members shall be [two]
four years and shall begin at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday of December
after their election. The terms of the council members shall not exceed [few] three
consecutive [two] four year terms. Candidates shall be elected in accordance with the
election laws of the state, insofar as applicable."
SECTION 2. Charter material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New
material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or printing these charter provisions
for inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawaii, the reviser need not include the
brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring.
SECTION 3. 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 severable.
SECTION 4. Upon adoption of this ordinance,this Council, by appropriate
resolution, shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawaii
County for approval in the 2016 general election.
SECTION 5. Any incumbent council member who is duly reelected to serve as
council member in the 2018 elections, whether that be in the primary election or general
election, shall be eligible to serve no more than a total of fourteen consecutive years in
office as council member.
SECTION 6. Upon approval of the charter amendment proposed in this
ordinance by a majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2016 general election,
as duly certified,this ordinance shall take effect at twelve o'clock meridian on December
3, 2018, and shall apply to the terms of all council members duly elected in the 2018
elections, whether that be in the primary election or general election, and any election
thereafter.
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