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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 514 Draft 01 2018-2020Hawaii County Council -33 March 11, 2020 Res. 514-20: REAPPOINTS BONNIE S. NIMS AS THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO SERVE A SIX-YEAR TERM BEGINNING MAY I , 2020 Reference: Comm. 782 Intr. by: Mr. Richards POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR: Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Chung — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 8 It OF COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII -0*6;*,41L � RESOLUTION NO. 514 20 P.&I 91 " OLD WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 08-81 initiated an amendment to the Hawaii County Charter to establish an independent audit function within the Legislative Branch through the Office of the Legislative Auditor; and WHEREAS, a majority of Hawaii County voters approved this Charter amendment in the 2008 General Election; and WHEREAS, Section 3-18 (d) of the Hawaii County Charter (2018 edition), states: "(d) The legislative auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted: (1) The annual financial audit of the county, as required in Article X, Financial Procedures, Section 10-13, Post -audit. (2) Performance and/or financial audits of the funds, programs, services, and operations of any county agency, executive agency, or program, as set forth by the legislative auditor in an annual audit plan that shall be transmitted to the county council and the mayor and filed with the county clerk as a public record. (3) Follow-up audits and monitoring of responses to audit recommendations by audited entities."; and WHEREAS, the County Council has the exclusive authority to appoint the Legislative Auditor to serve for a period of six years, and thereafter, until a successor is appointed; and WHEREAS, the County Council may remove the Legislative Auditor from office at any time for cause by a two-thirds vote of its membership; and WHEREAS, Section 3-18(b) of the Hawaii County Charter (2018 edition), states in part, "The legislative auditor shall possess adequate professional proficiency for the office demonstrated by relevant certification, such as certification as a certified internal auditor or certified public accountant or an advanced degree in a relevant field, and at least three years of general auditing experience which shall include a minimum of one year's experience in the field of government auditing."; and WHEREAS, in 2014 the County Council appointed Bonnie S. Nims as legislative auditor, and that appointment expires on April 30, 2020; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it hereby reappoints Bonnie S. Nims, a Certified Government Auditing Professional, as the Legislative Auditor of the County of Hawaii to serve a term of six years. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this appointment shall take effect May 1, 2020. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor, and all department heads of the Executive Branch. Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 20 COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on ATTEST INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL ME BER, COUNTY OF HAWAII ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX CHUNG DAVID EOFF KANEALI `I-KLEINFELDER KIERKIEWICZ LEE LOY POINDEXTER RICHARDS VILLEGAS Reference: C-782/Council COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 51A 20 2