Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-54 – General management
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-54
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Board: means the board of water supply of each county;
"Council" means the council of each county;
"County" means a county or city and county of the State;
"County attorney" means the legal advisor of a county;
"County auditor" means the auditor or finance officer of a county performing the audit function;
"County treasurer" means the county official maintaining its treasury;
"Mayor" means the executive officer of a county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-11
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The board of water supply shall, with the advice and consent of the council of the county, appoint a manager who shall have qualifications that the board deems necessary, and who shall have full power to administer the affairs of the waterworks and the water systems that are by this part placed under the control of the board. The manager shall be known as the manager of the board of water supply of the county of Hawaii, shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and shall be subject to the direction of the board.
The manager shall be subject to chapter 77.
The manager shall appoint subordinates, assistants, and employees that may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the board and the subordinates, assistants, and employees shall be subject to chapter 76.
The board may require a bond in an amount that it deems proper from any employee, which bond shall be duly conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the employee, and the board may provide that the premium on any bond be paid out of the revenues of the waterworks and water systems under the jurisdiction of the board.
The manager at a time that may be prescribed by the board, shall present to the board full annual reports of the principal transactions of the water supply system during the last completed year; which reports together with any recommendations that the board may think proper, shall be presented to the chairperson and executive officer of the council of the county and the council.