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CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 7 DEPARTMENT HEAD QUALIFICATIONS BE IT ENACTED BY T4 -IE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: Section 1. Section 5-3.2 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as follows: "Section 5-3.2. Appointment and Removal. The director of finance shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The finance director shall have had a minimum of five years of training and experience in budgeting or related fields, at least three years of which shall have been in a responsible supervisory capacity. A deputy finance director shall have had a minimum of three years of training and experience in a responsible financial position." Section 2. Section 5-4.2 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as follows: "Section 5-4.2. Planning Director. The planning director shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The planning director shall have had a minimum of five years' training and experience in a responsible planning Uosition, or a de. ree in planning, engineering, architecture, geography, or another planning -related field and three years' experience in a responsible planning position. No less than three years' experience shall have been in an administrative capacity. The director shall be the administrative head of the department and shall: (a) Advise the mayor, planning commission, and council on all planning and land use matters. (b) Prepare a general plan, implementation plans, and any amendments thereto in accordance with Section 3-15. (c) Prepare proposed zoning and subdivision ordinances, zoning maps and regulations and any amendments thereto. (d) Review the lists of proposed capital improvements contemplated by agencies of the county andrecommend the order of their priority. (e) Administer the subdivision and zoning ordinances and regulations adopted thereunder. (f) Render decisions on proposed subdivision plans pursuant to law. (g) Make recommendations on rezoning applications, special exceptions, and other similar requests. (h) Render decisions on proposed variances pursuant to law, except that, if any written objections are made to the planning director's actions under this section, said actions shall be subject to review by the Board of Appeals in accordance with Section 5- 6.3, unless otherwise provided by law or this charter.