§53-59 Coordinator, duties and powers. The coordinator shall among other things:
(1) Prepare and submit to the council data and recommendations necessary or proper to enable the council to adopt a workable program best calculated to meet the requirements of this chapter and the needs of the county in relation to the workable program.
(2) Prepare and submit to the council from time to time additional data and recommendations for improving and rendering more effective and efficient the workable program and its operation.
(3) Consult with any department, board, commission, agency, entity, or officer of the State or any political subdivision thereof, or of the government of the United States, and with any other persons, firms, corporations, or private entities which might be affected by the workable program, or might contribute to the successful operation of the same, and make recommendations to the council and to them for coordinating their functions and operations to the extent feasible in order to integrate all related activities into a unified program best calculated to achieve the objectives of urban renewal as set forth in this chapter and in the laws of the United States relating to urban renewal.
(4) Perform such functions and activities as may be necessary or proper for coordinating the activities or carrying out the workable program as adopted or amended from time to time by the council, and perform such other related functions and activities as may be granted or authorized to be delegated to the coordinator by the council pursuant to this chapter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the council may grant to the coordinator duties and powers concurrent with those of other county departments, boards, commissions, agencies, or officers, necessary or proper, in the judgment of the council, to enable the coordinator to achieve the most effective coordination of the activities in the operation of the workable program; but nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to impair or reduce the authority or jurisdiction of any existing department, board, commission, agency, or officer. [L 1955, c 271, pt of §1; RL 1955, §143-59; am L 1959, c 226, §2; am L 1961, c 112, §3; HRS §53-59; gen ch 1985]