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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHC 1990 FINAL LANGUAGE FOR BALLOTS .y l ' • [FINAL DRAFT OF CHARTER COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDED BALLOT LANGUAGE] OFFICIAL BALLOT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER VOTE BOTH SIDES. The Charter Amendment Ballot Pamphlet in this voting booth contains a fuller explanation of each proposal. The Ballot Pamphlet is considered part of this ballot. The full text of each proposal is also available for inspection at your polling place. If you wish to see it, ask an election official. • If you favor the proposed change to the County Charter, please vote "Yes. " If you oppose the proposed change, please vote "No. " VOTE YOUR CHOICE • ON EACH QUESTION BELOW. Proposal 1: Should the county council be changed to nine single-member districts and the term reduced to two years? Yes No Proposal 2: Should the procedures for initiative and referendum be changed? Yes No Proposal 3: Should the powers of the police commission be changed and expanded? Yes No 1065 r • Proposal 4: Should the county's budgeting procedures be changed? Yes No Proposal 5: Should the salary commission set the salaries of the mayor and prosecuting attorney? Yes No Proposal 6: Should there be minimum qualifications for the finance director, deputy finance director, planning director, managing -director, and fire chief? Yes No Proposal 7: Should the procedures to fill vacancies in the council and office of the mayor be clarified? Yes • No Proposal 8: Should members of boards and commissions be allowed to hold over for one month when a new mayor takes office? Yes No Proposal 9: Should the charter set . deadlines for council action on appointments, and provide that department heads take office upon appointment? Yes No Proposal 10: Should legal notices be published in at least two newspapers? Yes No • -2- 1066 Proposal 11: Should the charter require L9 � • a deputy managing director and a deputy finance director? Yes No Proposal 12: Should some procedures for the recall of elected officials be changed? Yes No Proposal 13: Should the number of votes required for official action by the council and by boards and commissions be clarified? Yes No Proposal 14: Should the charter be rewritten to be gender-neutral? Yes No Proposal 15: Should the charter commission prepare the ballot language and ballot format for the amendments it proposes? Yes No Proposal 16: Should the charter be amended to change sections that are inconsistent with state law? Yes No 411 -3- 1067-