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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawaii County Building Holomua Center West Hawaii 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, Hawalii,96749
TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Margaret Wille, Council Member
DATE: March 30, 2016
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 154; 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 proposed Bill No. 154,
Draft 2, is attached with the amendments incorporated therein.
1. SECTION 1 of Bill No. 154 is amended to read as follows:
"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 [few] two 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 [three consecutive four year] six two-year terms. Candidates shall be
elected in accordance with the election laws of the state, insofar as applicable."
Comm. No. 7 0 E.
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Ref. Dote APR 0 a 2Q16
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2. SECTION 5 of Bill 154 is amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 5. Each person who is duly reelected to serve as council member
in the 2016 elections, whether that be in the primary election or general election,
[shall serve a four year term and] shall be eligible to serve [two] up to five
additional [four year] two-year terms of office without regard for how many
terms that person has already served as a council member, whether those previous
council terms were held consecutively or otherwise."
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