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CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 11
COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
Section 1. The Hawaii County Charter is hereby amended by adding a new chapter to be
appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
Declaration of Policy. It is declared to be the policy of the county to promote
economy, efficiency and improved service in the transaction of the public business in the
legislative and executive branches of the county by:
1. Limiting expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient
performance of essential services, activities, and functions.
2. Eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activities, and
functions.
3. Consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature.
4. Abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient
conduct of government.
Cost of Government Commission. For the purpose of carrying out the policy set
forth herein the mayor with the approval of the council shall appoint a cost of government
commission consisting of nine members. One member shall be a resident of each council
district. The managing director shall be an ex -officio member of the commission. The
office of the mayor shall provide administrative and clerical services to the commission.
Each commission shall:
1. Prepare and submit to the mayor a request for an appropriation for the
operation of the commission.
2. Study and investigate the organizations and methods of operations of all
departments, commissions, boards, offices and other instrumentalities of all branches of
the county government and determine what changes, if any, may be desirable to
accomplish the policy set forth herein.
3. Be authorized to secure directly from any department, commission, board,
office, or any other instrumentalities of all branches of the county government or from
any individual officer or employee of the county, information, suggestions, estimates, and
statistics necessary to carry out its duties.
4. Submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the mayor,
managing director and council not later than eleven months after its appointment.
Term of Commission. The commission members shall be appointed to terms
starting one year after the beginning of the term of the mayor, and lasting eleven months."
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Section 2. This amendment shall take effect upon its approval by the voters.