HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHC 2000 PROPOSAL 14CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 14
LIQUOR COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
BE IT ENACTED BY TIE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
Section 1. Section 7-3.2 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as follows:
"Section 7-3.2. Liquor Commission. There shall be a liquor commission
consisting of [seven] nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed
by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4. [Commission membership shall
be representative of the community and of the county geographical areas of Puna, Ka' u,
Kona, Kohala, Hamakua, and Hilo.] One member shall be a resident of each council
district. The liquor commission shall:
(a) Adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law for the
administration of liquor control in the county and to carry out provisions of the liquor
control laws of the state.
(b) Grant, renew or refuse applications for licenses of the manufacture,
importation and sale of liquor in the county under applicable laws and regulations.
(c) Have such other powers and duties as may be provided by law, not in
conflict with the provisions of this section."
Section 2. Article 16 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended by adding a new
section to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows:
"Section . Boards and Commissions with District Residency
Requirements. Any commission member serving at the time of the adoption of a council
district residency requirement in the year 2000 may serve the remainder of the term.,
regardless of residency. Any vacancy must be filled by a resident of a council district not
represented on the commission."
Section 3. To allow for the staggering of terms, one of the two new commissioners
shall be appointed to a five year term. The other shall be appointed to a one-year term,
and shall be eligible for a second term under section 13-4(c).
Section 4.
underscored.
Charter material to be repealed is bracketed. New charter material is
Section 5. This amendment shall take effect at noon on the first Monday in December
following its approval by the voters.
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