HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA-05 Merit Appeals Board Amendment Draft 2CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I:
Section 1. Article VII, Chapter 1, section 7-1.2, Hawai‘i County Charter, is amended
to read as follows, with added language underscored and deleted language bracketed:
“ARTICLE VII
EXECUTIVE BRANCH-DEPARTMENTS OR
AGENCIES UNDER COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Section 7-1.2. Merit Appeals Board.
(a) The merit appeals board shall consist of five members who shall be appointed
by the mayor and confirmed by the council [in the manner prescribed in
section 13-4].
(1) The new board member who will replace the board member whose
term expires on December 31, 2010 shall serve a four year term ending
on December 31, 2014.
(2) Of the two new board members who will replace the board members
whose terms expire on December 31, 2012, one shall serve a three year
term ending on December 31, 2015 and the other shall serve a four
year term ending on December 31, 2016.
(3) Of the two new board members who will replace the board members
whose terms expire on December 31, 2013, one shall serve a four year
term ending on December 31, 2017, and the other shall serve a five
year term ending on December 31, 2018.
Thereafter, board members shall serve five year terms in the manner
prescribed in section 13-4.
(b) Board membership shall be representative of the community, and the
members shall all be in sympathy with and believe in the principles of the
merit system in public employment.”
Section 2. This amendment shall take effect upon its approval by the electorate.