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Listed below are all proposals received by the Charter Commission, in numerical order.
Note that many of these proposals have been amended or are no longer being considered.
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Official Proposals
 Index of all official proposals
Proposal 1 - Salary Commission
Proposal 1 attachment
Amend provision re Council review of Commission findings
Proposal 2 - Property Assessments
Assessed property values to be capped
Proposal 3 - Ethics Commission
Proposal 3 attachment part 1
Proposal 3 attachment part 2
Proposal 3 attachment part 3
Allow the Ethics Commission to fine violators of the ethics code
Proposal 4 - Community Services
Establish an Advisory Commission on community services and housing
Proposal 5 - Elections
Eliminate the first special election when there are only two candidates for an office
Proposal 6 - Elections
Return to partisan elections for the Mayor and City Council
Proposal 7 - Sustainable Community Plans
Sustainable Community Plans and Development Plans
Proposal 8 - Public Hearings
Public hearings for proposed ordinances and resolutions
Proposal 9 - Neighborhood Commission
Establish a direct relationship between the Commission and Executive Secretary (same/similar to #43)
Proposal 10 - Neighborhood Commission
Clarify the policy and policy role of the Neighborhood Commission
Proposal 11 - Powers and Purposes of the City
Add "justice" and "equal rights" (same/similar to #40)
Proposal 12 - Neighborhood Boards
Recognize that each neighborhood has its own distinctive character
Proposal 13 - Neighborhood Commission
Revise and clarify the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Neighborhood Commission
Proposal 14 - Neighborhood Commission
Give the Executive Secretary non-voting membership on the Commission
Proposal 15 - Neighborhood Commission
Specify the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Executive Secretary
Proposal 16 - Neighborhood Boards; Corporation Counsel
Provide that the Office of the Corporation Counsel serve as legal counsel to the Neighborhood Boards
Proposal 17 - Neighborhood Commission; Executive Reorganization
Exclude the Neighborhood Commission from the 20-department limitation to the executive reorganization power
Proposal 18 - Ethics Commission
Give the Commission enforcement powers in the way of fines or other punishments
Proposal 19 - Term Limits
Eliminate term limits for City Council
Proposal 20 - Department of Planning and Permitting
Undo the combination of the previously separated department
Proposal 21 - Urban Growth Boundaries
Establishment of urban growth boundaries and agricultural protection zones (same/similar to #47)
Proposal 22 - Planning Commission
Restore the position of Executive Secretary
Proposal 23 - Budget
Revise section re "Preparation and Submission of the Program and Annual Budget for the Executive Branch" to ensure adequate resources for CIP budget
Proposal 24 - Neighborhood Commission
Clarify the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Neighborhood Commission
Proposal 25 - Neighborhood Commission
Clarify and establish the direct relationship of the Commission and the Executive Secretary
Proposal 26 - Initiative
Remove the limitation on initiative power re the levy of taxes (same/similar to #65)
Proposal 27 - Liquor Commission; Civil Service
Exempt Liquor Control Administrator and Deputy Administrator from civil service
Proposal 28 - Ethics Commission
Allow the Ethics Commission to impose civil fines
Proposal 29 - Ethics Commission
Clarify the independence of the Ethics Commission
Proposal 30 - Ethics; Charter Commission; Reapportionment Commission
Proposal 30 attachment part 1
Proposal 30 attachment part 2
Include the members of the Charter and Reapportionment commissions as city officers for the purpose of ethics laws
Proposal 31 - Impeachment
Proposal 31 attachments
Provisions re impeachment of elected officials are invalid; options to correct the charter
Proposal 32 - Planning Commission
Establish deadlines for the Mayor and City Council to act on certain Planning Commission recommendations
Proposal 33 - Dept of Emergency Services
Proposal 33 supplement
Revise the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Director and the Department of Emergency Services
Proposal 34 - Budget
Administration and enforcement of the executive capital budget ordinance -- lapse in 12 rather than 6 months
Proposal 35 - Department of Information Technology
Revise the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Director of Information Technology
Proposal 36 - Fire Department
Revise the Powers, Duties and Functions of the Fire Chief and Fire Department
Proposal 37 - Neighborhood Commission
Proposal 37 supplement
Various proposals re Neighborhood Commission and Neighborhood Boards
Proposal 38 - Planning
Proposal 38 supplement
Various proposals re planning
Proposal 39 - Charter Amendment Process
Require two-thirds rather than majority voter approval for amendments/revisions to the charter
Proposal 40 - Powers and Purposes of the City
Add "justice" and "equal rights" (same/similar to #11)
Proposal 41 - Standards of Conduct
Codify within the charter existing state law and provide uniform standards of conduct within all city entities (same/similar to #44)
Proposal 42 - Neighborhood Commission
Clarify the policy and policy role of the Neighborhood Commission
Proposal 43 - Neighborhood Commission
Establish a direct relationship between the Commission and Executive Secretary
Proposal 44 - Standards of Conduct
Codify within the charter existing state law and provide uniform standards of conduct within all city entities (same/similar to #41)
Proposal 45 - Board of Water Supply
Proposal 45 attachments
Amend qualifications of Board members
Proposal 46 - Genetically Modified Organisms
Protect the county's agriculture, environment, economy, and private property from genetically modified organisms
Proposal 47 - Urban Growth Boundaries
Proposal 47 attachment
Establish urban growth boundaries and agricultural protection zones on Oahu (same/similar to #21)
Proposal 48 - Board of Water Supply; Wastewater
Proposal 48 attachment part 1
Proposal 48 attachment part 2
Proposal 48 attachment part 3
Merge the city's Wastewater Management functions with the Board of Water Supply; change method of appointments to new Board
Proposal 49 - Office of Council Services
Authorize attorneys in Office of Council Services to serve as legal advisors to and legal representatives of the City Council along with the Department of Corporation Counsel
Proposal 50 - Public Hearing Notices
Reduce from ten to six the number of days a notice must be publicized prior to a public hearing
Proposal 51 - Department of Customer Services
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 52 - Budget
Require that the Mayor sign a budget bill before exercising line-item veto authority
Proposal 53 - City Council
Proposal 53 attachment
Allow the Council to designate which Councilmember will serve as chair and presiding officer pro tempore when both the chair and vice-chair are absent or disabled
Proposal 54 - Ordinances
Clarify that amendments to existing codified ordinances may be made by the City Council by reference to the codified provisions, rather than by reference to the numbered ordinances that may be enacted
Proposal 55 - Term Limits
Eliminate term limits for Councilmembers
Proposal 56 - Fire Chief
Establish a 5-year term for the position of Fire Chief
Proposal 57 - Transportation
Establish a new, temporary agency in the city to develop the new public transportation system to be funded by the tax surcharge
Proposal 58 - Department of Budget and Fiscal Services
Divide the functions of the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services into a Department of Budget and a Department of Fiscal Services
Proposal 59 - Department of Planning and Permitting
Divide the functions of the Department of Planning and Permitting into a Department of Planning and a Department of Permitting
Proposal 60 - Dept of Design and Construction
Eliminate the Department of Design and Construction and divide its functions and return them to the various subject area departments
Proposal 61 - City Council Terms
Change the beginning time of the terms of Councilmember
Proposal 62 - City Council Resolutions
Modify the requirement that resolutions be read in full except by unanimous consent
Proposal 63 - Dept of Transportation Services
Revise Powers, Duties and Functions of the Director of Transportation Services; promote a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city
Proposal 64 - Prosecuting Attorney
Establish a two-term limit for the office of Prosecuting Attorney
Proposal 65 - Initiative
Remove the limitation on initative power re: the levy of taxes (same/similar to #26)
Proposal 66 - Transportation
Create a transit authority or board to build a rail system
Proposal 67 - Permits and Licenses
Ensure protection of natural and cultural resources and public health in the event of automatic approval of permits/licenses
Proposal 68 - Boards and Commissions
Revise provisions re Conflict of Interest for members of boards and commissions
Proposal 69 - Planning and Zoning
Require 2/3 vote by Planning Commission and City Council before agricultural land can be converted to urban uses
Proposal 70 - Board of Water Supply
Remove State Transportation Director from automatic membership on Board
Proposal 71 - Dept of Environmental Services
Require the director to develop and administer a curbside recycling program
Proposal 72 - Zoning
Shift the burden of demonstrating water availability to those seeking to rezone land for large projects
Proposal 73 - Dept of Budget and Fiscal Services
Require the director to prepare an annual report of long-term obligations of the city
Proposal 74 - Housekeeping Amendment - Dept of Customer Services
Include reference to the Dept of Customer Services in "Appointment, Confirmation and Removal of Officers and Employees"
Proposal 75 - Housekeeping Amendment - Ethics Commission
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
Delete prohibition of political activities by Police Dept employees (same/similar to #84)
Proposal 77 - Housekeeping Amendment - Royal Hawaiian Band
Delete the reference to Royal Hawaiian Band in "Appointment, Confirmation and Removal of Officers and Employees"
Proposal 78 - Housekeeping Amendment - Civil Defense
Delete the reference to Civil Defense Agency in "Appointment, Confirmation and Removal of Officers and Employees"
Proposal 79 - Charter Annotation
Technical, nonsubstantive amendments to provide improved annotation
Proposal 80 - Neighborhood Commission
Various amendments re Neighborhood Commission and Neighborhood Boards
Proposal 81 - Neighborhood Commission; Civil Service
Place the Neighborhood Commission employee positions, other than the Executive Secretary, within the civil service system
Proposal 82 - Budget
Change the fiscal year of the city from the period of July 1 to June 30 to the period of October 1 to September 30
Proposal 83 - Prosecuting Attorney
Clarify the term duration of the Prosecuting Attorney
Proposal 84 - Police Dept
Repeal prohibition on political activities by members of the Police Dept (same/similar to #76)
Proposal 85 - Elections
Restore partisan elections for the Mayor and City Council
Proposal 86 - City Council
Increase the number of members on the City Council from 9 to 11 or 13
Proposal 87 - Elections
Instant runoff voting for city elections
Proposal 88 - Ethics Commission
Change Commission member selection process and allow Commission to set Executive Director salary
Proposal 89 - Neighborhood Commission
Clarify the policy and administrative role of the Commission; require annual report on the performance of the Executive Secretary; authorize Commission to terminate upon 2/3 vote
Proposal 90 - Prosecuting Attorney
Convert the Prosecuting Attorney position from an elected office to a position appointed by the Mayor
Proposal 91 - Property Tax; New Fund
Set aside one-half percent of real property tax revenues for land and natural resources protection and one-half percent for affordable housing
Proposal 92 - Department of Strategic Initiatives
Establish a new Department of Strategic Initiatives
Proposal 93 - Youth Commission
Establish a new Youth Commission
Proposal 94 - Zoning
Require that developments of 100 units or greater install solar water heaters as a condition of rezoning
Proposal 95 - Information Technology
Clarify city website responsibilities; ensure updates to city websites; require posting of public notices online
Proposal 96 - Environmental Bill of Rights
Add new article with an "environmental bill of rights" for current and future residents
Proposal 97 - Commission on the Environment
Establish a new Commission on the Environment
Proposal 98 - City buildings; Dept of Design and Construction
Require City Council to adopt green building standards for city buildings; revise Dept of Design and Construction duties to include compliance with green building standards
Proposal 99 - Development Plan; Zoning
Ensure no net loss of agricultural or preservation lands
Proposal S-1
Merge Fire Department and EMS
Proposal S-2
Allow privatization of municipal services
Proposal S-3
Change city budget process from annual to biennial
Proposal S-4
Merge Corporation Counsel and Prosecuting Attorney
(Proposal S-5 withdrawn)
Proposal S-6
Delete requirement of Social Security numbers on petitions
Proposal S-7
Merge Department of Environmental Services and Department of Facility Maintenance to create Department of Public Works
Proposal S-8
Permits -- Protections for natural resources, public health, and native Hawaiian practices
Proposal S-9
Proposal S- 9 supplement
Department of Transportation Services - Revise Powers, Duties and Functions; Promote pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city
Proposal S-10
Distribution of public notices via a widely accessible electronic medium
Conceptual Proposals (other ideas sent to the Commission)
Index of all conceptual proposals
07-06-05 Reinstate Municipal Records and Reference Center as Dept
07-07-05 Unions, Taxes, Etc
07-11-05 Referenda, Voting, Excise Tax, Buses, Neighborhood Boards, Etc
07-14-05 Referenda on Fiscal Matters
07-18-05 Fire Dept and EMS
08-10-05 Reinstate Dept of Public Works
08-21-05 Quasi-Public Entities
08-27-05 Faith-Based Organizations, Community Projects, Etc
08-29-05 Bus Stops, Affordable Housing, Etc
09-15-05 Free Buses, Brunch On Beach
09-18-05 Royal Hawaiian Band
09-20-05 School Volunteers
10-04-05 Charter Process, Enforcing Laws
10-12-05 Non-Bid Contracts, Bulk Pick-Up
10-28-05 Ethics, Initiative, Property Tax, City Council
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