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SUSAN L.K. LEE LOY
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TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair r-
andand Members of the H. --ai`i County Council 417
FROM: Sue Lee Loy, Coun dr'
DATE: May 15, 2017
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 29; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2,,Article
4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), by Adding a
New Section Relating to Temporary Positions.
Please see below proposed amendments to Bill No. 29. These amendments would:
the reporting threshold from or moreper month to or more per1. Change p g 5,000 2,500
month;
2. Require the director of human resources instead of the director of finance to provide the
report to the council;
3. Change the notification requirement to quarterly reports;
4. Require the report to state the duration of the contract;
5. Delete requirements to state the qualifications of the contractor and the explanation of
why County personnel is unable to perform the service; and
6. Make other nonsubstantive changes to improve clarity.
The proposed amendments are shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of
Bill No. 29; material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken and material to be added is
underscored.
For illustrative purposes, a copy of the Draft 2 of the bill,that would result if these proposed
amendments are adopted, is attached with the amendments incorporated therein.
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SECTION 1 of Bill 29 is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Article 4, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended) is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
Section 2-_. Temporary positions; notification to the council.
a) The director of[finance] human resources shall notify the council about any
person employed under a contract for less than ninety days if:
1) The salary is [$5,000] $2,500 or more per month; and
2) The temporary position is unrelated to a state of emergency
declaration.
b) A quarterly report shall
be submitted [-:
to be] and placed on the council committee agenda designated to handle
matters of finance. The report shall contain the contractor's names [and the
the duration of the contract,the
cost ofthe contract, and the service to be performed[, and an explanation of
why existing County personnel is unable to provide that service]."
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Att.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
RELATING TO TEMPORARY POSITIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Article 4, ofthe Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended) is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
Section 2- . Temporary positions; notification to the council.
a) The director ofhuman resources shall notify the council about any person
employed under a contract for less than ninety days if:
1) The salary is $2,500 or more per month; and
2) The temporary position is unrelated to a state of emergency declaration.
b) A quarterly report shall be submitted and placed on the council committee
agenda designated to handle matters of finance. The report shall contain the
contractor's name,the duration ofthe contract,the cost of the contract, and
the service to be performed."
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance,the
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision ofthis 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 which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.
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