Title
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT (ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AS THE COUNTY’S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) (GET-10(5))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of correspondence dated September 27, 2019, from Council Chair Kelly Takaya King, transmitting a proposed resolution entitled “PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED, TO REORGANIZE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AS THE COUNTY’S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.” The purpose of the proposed resolution is to place on the next General Election ballot the question of whether the Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended, should be amended, effective January 2, 2021, to reorganize the executive branch for the County of Maui as follows:
• Establish an Office of the Managing Director, where a Managing Director-hired by the Council through a recruitment and selection process involving the Mayor, Council Chair, and a three-member citizen group-will function as the County’s chief operating officer responsible for the County’s daily operations, the appointment and removal of most department heads, and the implementation of County policy.
• Revise the Mayor’s role to be the County’s chief executive officer responsible for supervising the Managing Director’s work, representing the County in intergovernmental affairs, having the authority to approve or veto bills, nominating board and commission members, and enforcing provisions of the Charter, County ordinances, and all applicable laws.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of the proposed resolution, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of the correspondence and other related action.