Charter Commission
2005-2006

Jim Myers
Treasurer 

Andrew I.T. Chang
Gerald L. Coffee
E. Gordon Grau, Ph.D.
Amy H. Hirano
Jared N. Kawashima
Darolyn H. Lendio
Stephen E. Meder, Arch.D.
Jan N. Sullivan
Malcolm J. Tom

Chuck T. Narikiyo
Executive Administrator

Proposed Charter Amendments

On This Page 1. About the Proposals 2. Proposals Approved For the Ballot 3. Proposal Archive About the Proposals The Charter Commission has spent the last year soliciting ideas, receiving testimony from the public, discussing the issues, and finally voting on proposed charter amendments.  Below are the proposals approved for the November 2006 ballot, subject to review by the Committee on Style. The proposals are identified below by summary title for convenience only.  Please see the PDF document for the substance of the proposal. Proposals Approved for the Ballot In May 2006, the following proposals were approved for the 2006 General Election ballot, subject to review by the Committee on Style. Hint about printing:  Some of these PDFs include the Proposal Number as a "Comment," so make sure your printer settings are set to print Comments.  In Adobe Acrobat, go to File Menu, select Print, and in the Print window, look under the "Print Range" section.  Be sure the Comments box is checked. (Click here to see the complete list of all proposals received by the Commission)  Proposal 1 - Salary Commission  Proposal 1 attachment  Proposal 1 as of June 7, 2006  Amend provision re Council review of Commission findings  Proposal 5 - Elections  Proposal 5 as of June 7, 2006 Eliminate the first special election when there are only two candidates for an office  Proposal 27 - Liquor Commission; Civil Service  Proposal 27 as of June 7, 2006 Exempt Liquor Control Administrator and Deputy Administrator from civil service  Proposal 28 - Ethics Commission  Proposal 28 - as of June 7, 2006 Allow the Ethics Commission to impose civil fines  Proposal 33 - Dept of Emergency Services  Proposal 33 supplement  Proposal 33 amended 04-18-06  Proposal 33 as of June 7, 2006 Revise the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Director and the Department of Emergency Services  Proposal 34 - Budget  Proposal 34  as of June 7, 2006 Administration and enforcement of the executive capital budget ordinance -- lapse in 12 rather than 6 months  Proposal 35 - Department of Information Technology  Proposal 35 as of June 7, 2006 Revise the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Director of Information Technology  Proposal 36 - Fire Department  Proposal 36 as of June 7, 2006 Revise the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Fire Chief and Fire Department  Proposal 51 - Department of Customer Services  Proposal 51 as of June 7, 2006 Include the Director of Customer Services as a department head who must be nominated by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and may be removed by the Mayor  Proposal 55 - Term Limits  Proposal 55 amended 04-18-06  Proposal 55 as of June 7, 2006 Regarding term limits and staggered terms for Councilmembers  Proposal 71 - Dept of Environmental Services  Proposal 71 amended 04-18-06  Proposal 71 as of June 7, 2006 Regarding a comprehensive curbside recycling program  Proposal 75 - Housekeeping Amendment - Ethics Commission  Proposal 75 as of June 7, 2006 Include the prohibition against Ethics Commissioners taking an active part in political management or political campaigns set forth in Hawaii Constitution Article XIV  Proposal 76 - Housekeeping Amendment - Police  Proposal 76 as of June 7, 2006 Delete prohibition of political activities by Police Dept employees (same/similar to #84)  Proposal 78 - Housekeeping Amendment - Civil Defense  Proposal 78 as of June 7, 2006 Delete the reference to Civil Defense Agency in "Appointment, Confirmation and Removal of Officers and Employees"  Proposal 91 - Property Tax; New Fund  Proposal 91 amended 04-18-06  Proposal 91 as of June 7, 2006 Set aside one-half percent of real property tax revenues for land and natural resources protection and one-half percent for affordable housing  Proposal S-6  Proposal S-6 as of June 7, 2006 Delete requirement of Social Security numbers on petitions  Proposal S-9  Proposal S-9 supplement  Proposal S-9 amended 04-18-06  Proposal S-9 as of June 7, 2006 Department of Transportation Services - Revise Powers, Duties and Functions; Promote pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city  Proposal S-10  Proposal S-10 as of June 7, 2006 Distribution of public notices via a widely accessible electronic medium Proposal Archive Click here to see all proposals received by the Commission.    Click here to download the Free Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) requires the Acrobat Reader file viewer from Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.