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Notice #: 0001307182-01
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CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS 2020 CHARTER AMENDMENTS COUNTY OF KAUA’I I, Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa, County Clerk of the County of Kaua’i, do hereby certify that the following Charter Amendments were duly adopted by a majority of votes cast on the questions at the General Election held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in the County of Kaua’i: RELATING TO NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS “Shall Section 23.06, establishing a time limit for negligence claims against the county, be amended to comply with state law?” YES 23,350 NO 5,330 ************************************************************* RELATING TO POLICE CHIEF QUALIFICATIONS “Shall police chief qualifications (Section 11.04) be increased to require fifteen years law enforcement experience and a bachelor’s degree?” YES 24,351 NO 6,342 ************************************************************* RELATING TO ETHICS DISCLOSURES “Shall the list of county officials required to file ethics disclosures (Section 20.04) be expanded to include the managing director, agency and division heads, and regulatory employees?” YES 26,398 NO 3,402 ************************************************************* RELATING TO PROSECUTOR VACANCY “Shall the mayor, with the approval of the Council, fill a vacancy of less than 18 months in the Prosecuting Attorney’s position if a first deputy is unable to fill the position (Section 9A.05)?” YES 23,861 NO 5,616 ************************************************************* RELATING TO COUNTY ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS “Shall an individual who has extensive work and supervisory experience in an engineering or related field also be qualified to serve as the County Engineer, head of the Department of Public Works?” YES 21,079 NO 8,733 ************************************************************* RELATING TO WATER BOARD MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS “Shall an individual who has extensive work and supervisory experience in an engineering or related field also be qualified to serve as manager and chief engineer of the Department of Water Supply?” YES 21,073 NO 8,748 ************************************************************* The aforementioned duly adopted Charter Amendments are published in summary form. Pursuant to Article XXIV of The Charter of the County of Kaua’i, the entire text of duly adopted Charter Amendments can be viewed online at www.kauai.gov/elections or by contacting the Office of the County Clerk, Elections Division at (808) 241-4800. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the County of Kaua’i, State of Hawai’i, to be affixed on this 8th day of December 2020. /s/ JADE K. FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA County Clerk, County of Kaua’i (TGI1307182 12/13/20)