HomeMy WebLinkAboutComm No 0043.19 - Testimony - CA-26 - Qualifications for the Director DPWFrom: Alan Thompson <keonethompson@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 3:01 PM
To: Charter Commission
Subject: Testimony Comm. No 43.1
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 is the Tens the Public
Works Director should be looking through when evaluating the critical issues that affect our community's 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,
Alan Keone Thompson, P.E.
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