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Committee postpones charter change on civil defense administrator qualifications after questions about appointment process and advisory panel
Summary
Bill 89 would amend county code to require minimum experience for the civil defense administrator and allow the mayor to convene a selection advisory panel including the fire chief and police chief. Committee members discussed communications requirements, civil-service hiring law and Sunshine Law implications and postponed the bill to Nov. 4.
The committee discussed Bill 89 on Oct. 21, which would amend Chapter 7, Article 1 of the Hawaii County Code to require the civil defense administrator to have at least three years of responsible administrative experience in emergency management, disaster planning, homeland security or public safety services management. The bill also includes a new provision allowing the mayor, in the event of a vacancy, to convene a selection advisory panel that could include the fire chief and chief of police to evaluate applicants.
Councilmember Eustace moved to postpone the item to the Nov. 4 committee meeting; Councilmember Galimba seconded the postponement. The motion passed and the clerk reported…
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