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BILL NO. 153
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XV OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER(2016 EDITION), BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
RELATING TO FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article XV of the Hawai`i County Charter(2016 Edition), is amended by
adding a new section to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
"Section 15- . Fiscal Impact Statement.
Fiscal impact statements shall be prepared by the department of finance for
all proposed amendments or revisions to this charter. Each fiscal impact
statement should, as much as practicable, be written in a manner that can be easily
understood by voters and shall include, but not be limited to, an estimate of the
immediate and any potential future effects the proposed charter amendment or
revision, if enacted, will have on county revenues, expenditures, taxes, and fiscal
liabilities. Such statements may also include graphics to illustrate the fiscal
impact of the proposed amendment or revision in the context of county resources.
Fiscal impact statements shall be completed at least sixty calendar days prior
to the election at which the proposed amendment or revision will be placed on the
ballot and shall appear on the county website and be made available for inclusion
in any voter information pamphlet which addresses county ballot propositions.
The council may by ordinance prescribe additional requirements or
refinements to the provisions of this section."
SECTION 2. New charter material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or
printing these charter provisions for inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawai`i, the reviser
need not include the 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 Hawai`i County for approval
in the 2018 general election.
SECTION 5. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon
its approval by a majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2018 general election, as duly
certified.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBE , COUNTY OF HAWAII
, Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of l st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Date of 3rd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 938
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