Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-13
BY AU THORIIY
ACT ZIG
AN ACT


CHAIRMAN AND Executive OFFICER BOARD OF
r.. SUPERVISORS AND OTHER OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OF
THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
Be Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Ha~o":
SECTION Five sections hereby added to Chapter
of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1915 be known Sec
tons 1513A 1513B 53C 1513D and l513E, and to read
follows:
"Secton 1513A Powers and duties. The Chairman and
Executive Officer of the Board of Supervisors of the County OF
Hawaii, Immediately upon taking Office shall:
l. Take charge of all the inventories of road machinery
tools equipment paraphernaa and supplies of the County III
the districts and have complete and proper inventories
checked with the Supervisors of each district and that all
the machinery TOOLS equipment paraphernaia and supplies
from outgoing Supervisors other county officers and
poyces whose of Office employment has expfd,
turned the County, and he shall thereafter loon as
practicable file report with the Board of Supervisors, which
report shall fully forth the amount kind and condition OF
property of every kind found and taken
q He SHALL as the chief executive officer of the County,
have the power and right take charge of all County road
work and other public construction work of the County, and it
shall be his duty that the appropriations and aloments
Of funds allowed and passed upon by the Board of Super
sor expended and the work performed in proper
and authorized such work and expenditure. <~-
3. The Chairman and Executive Officer shall yiglanty
observe the official conduct of all public officers and employees
of the County of Hawaii and the which they execute
their official duties and fulfill their obligations The books
records official and essential papers of all departments officers
and persons in the employ of the County SHALL at all times
be opened to his ORDER inspection and examination lie shall
special that the books and records of all departments
boards officers and employees of the County kept legal
and proper form When it shall his attention. he
shall have reasonable grounds believe that any officer
poyee of the County guilty of misfeaanc nonfeasance NAL
feasance maadmnsration official duties he shall forth
with make preliminary investigation, and he shall report in
writing the Board of Supervisors its meeting whether
regular special the results of his findings the matter and
the Board of Supervisors shall Immediately make further in
vesgaon and if its findings warrant shall authorize and
institute legal investigation, pending the determination of
which legal investigation shall have the power suspend such
officer suspend without pay such employee
charged The Chairman and Executive Officer shall from time
to the proper officers of the different depart
such he may deem beneficial to the public
interest He shall that the laws of the Territory and the
ordinances the County observed and enforced He shall
have general supervision all the departments and public
institutions of the County and that they honestly
mcally, efficiently and lawfully conducted"
Section 1513B Further duties and duties of other officers
and employees The Chairman and Executive Officer shall
that all contracts and agreements with the County faith
fully kept and fully performed 1t shall be the duty of every
officer and in the employ service of the County when
it shall his knowledge that any agreement
with the County, with any officer department thereof
relating the business of any Office has been about be
violated by the other either contracting party forthwith
report the Chairman and Executive Officer all facts and in
formation within his knowledge possession concerning such
matter wilfu failure do shall be for the
removal of any such employee and for the removal of any
officer in the provided for by law The Chairman
and Executive Officer shall without demand and within
sonabe time thereafter give his person report
ing such facts and information which certificate shall be
recy dated and accurately forth the time place. persons
circumstances nature scope and substance of disclosures made
information reported herein provided and such certificate
shall be evidence in exoneation of County official