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FROM: j Sue Lee Loy, Council Member
DATE: January 31, 2018
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 91; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 26, of the
Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to the Fire
Board of Appeals.
Please see below a proposed amendment to SECTION 2 of Bill No. 91. The proposed change
removes the fire chief as an ex officio member of the fire board of appeals.
The proposed amendment is illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of
Bill No. 91; material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken. Due to the limited scope of this
amendment, a draft copy of Bill No. 91, Draft 2, is intentionally omitted.
SECTION 2 of Bill No. 91 is amended by amending Section 26-3-2 to read as follows:
"Section 26-3-2. Fire board of appeals established; appointment; qualifications.
(a) There shall be a fire board of appeals consisting of five members who shall be appointed by
the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed by section 13-4 of the
Charter. Three voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(b) Upon the initial appointment of members pursuant to this division, one shall be appointed
for a term of one year, two for terms of two years, and two for terms of three years.
Thereafter, board members shall serve three year terms pursuant to this section.
(c) Members shall be residents of the County of Hawai`i who possess education, experience,
and knowledge in one or more of the following fields or professions:
(1) Engineering or architectural design;
(2) General contracting;
(3) Fire protection contracting;
(4) Fire department operations or fire code enforcement;
(5) Building code enforcement; or
(6) Legal.
(d) Members shall not be employees, agents, or officers of the County.
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participate in all discussions but shall not be entitled to vote.]"
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