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BILL NO. 60
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ORDINANCE NO. 21 6S
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 15-62, OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE
MEMBERSHIP AND TENURE OF THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. This ordinance reduces the list of veteran organizations in
Section 15-62(b)to account for the maturing membership ofthe various organizations identified
by the Veterans Advisory Committee and to expand and allow for new, emerging veteran
organizations and veterans who provide valuable assistance on issues that are in alignment with
the Veterans Advisory Committee.
SECTION 2. Chapter 15, article 7, section 15-62, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
Section 15-62. Membership and tenure.
a) The members shall serve staggered terms of five years.
b) The membership of the committee shall include one representative each from the
American Legion, Big Island National Guard Retirees Association, Big Island
Retired Military Association, Disabled American Veterans, [Hawai`i Island
Veterans Memorial, Inc.,] and Veterans of Foreign Wars[, Military Order of the
Purple Heart, Korean War Veterans Organization, Camp Tarawa Detachment
1255 ofthe Marine Corps League,Navy League ofthe United States, and the
Combat Infantrymen's Association]. The committee shall also include [one] seven
at-large [member.] members. Seven or more ofthe twelve members of the
committee shall have served in the United States Uniformed Services; provided
that the committee may still meet and conduct business if due to a vacancy or
vacancies less than seven members have served in the United States Uniformed
Services.
c) Initially, two members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two members
shall be appointed for a term of two years, three members shall be appointed for a
term of three years, three members shall be appointed for a term of four years, and
three members shall be appointed for a term of five years.
d) Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired
term, but members whose terms have expired may continue to serve until their
successors have been appointed and confirmed.
e) Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves for [an] additional [term,] terms,
provided that no member shall serve on the committee for more than [two] three
consecutive terms."
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions ofthis ordinance are severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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OUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
L MEMBER, C ' F HA A I`I
Kona Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: September 8, 2021
Date of 1st Reading: September 8, 2021
Date of 2nd Reading: September 22, 2021
Effective Date: October 6, 2021
REFERENCE Comm. 346.3
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COUNTY CLERKOFFICEOFTHECOUNTYCLERKCOUNTYOFHAWAII
County of Hawai`i
Kona, Hawai`i Zell OCT -7 AM 9 12
Draft 2)
Introduced By: Holeka Goro Inaba and ROLL CALL VOTE
Susan L.K. Lee Loy AYES NOES ABS EX
Date Introduced: September 8, 2021 Chung X
First Reading: September 8, 2021 David X
Published: September 17, 2021 Inaba X
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
REMARKS.' Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Lee Loy X
Richards X
Villegas X
9 0 0 0
Second Reading: September 22, 2021
To Mayor: September 30, 2021 ROLL CALL VOTE
Returned: October 7, 2021
AYES NOES ABS EX
Effective: October 6, 2021
Published: October 22, 2021 Chung X
David X
REMARKS:Inaba X
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Lee Loy X
Richards X
Villegas X
7 0 2 0
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
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Bill No.:
60 (Draft 2)
MAYOR, COUNTY OF HAWAII C-346.3/PRPSC-18
Reference:
Ord No.: 21 6S