HomeMy WebLinkAboutComm No 0043.09 - Testimony - CA-26 - Qualifications for the Director DPWFrom: Kenneth Cheng <kenneth.cheng@epinc.pro>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:24 PM
To: Charter Commission
Subject: Hawaii County Charter Commission Agenda
Hawaii County Charter Commission
April 23, 2019
In regards to:
Comm. No 43.1: Transmitting CA -26, Draft 2 for First Reading; Proposal to amend Section 6-2.2, relating to Qualifications
for the Director of the Department of Public Works, to remove the requirement that the Director be a registered
professional engineer and add that the required amount of years of administrative experience to be eligible for
appointment as Director be related to the powers, duties and functions of the Department of Public Works; as
submitted by commissioner Adams
Honorable Members of the Hawaii County Charter Commission:
I would like to submit written testimony against the proposed CA -26 Draft for amending the County of Hawaii Charter. A
registered engineer (PE) is ethically obligated to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and must always
put the public's interest before all others, including personal, company, organizational, or political. This in my opinion, is
the lens a public works director should be looking through when evaluating the critical issues that affect our community
well-being. With the requirement for licensure waived, we risk other factors influencing the decision-making process at
high levels.
Thank you very much for your time and your consideration.
Sincerely,
Ken Cheng 1 Designer
ENGINEERING PARTNERS
kenneth.chen i epinc.pro 1 www.epinc.pro
Hawaii 1 Las Vegas
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