Those flimsy, hard-to-read paper bus transfer slips soon will be a thing of the past while all-you-can-ride, one-day passes will be the future under a bill passed 9-0 by the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday.

Bill 69 (2015) would establish a $5, single-day pass allowing an adult passenger on TheBus to board and travel on an unlimited number of bus trips during a 27-hour period. A passenger still could choose a standard, single-ride fare, currently at $2.50, but no longer would be allowed to transfer onto a second bus for free. Monthly ($60) and annual ($660) passes also remain options for bus riders. The existing four-day ($35) pass will be eliminated.

The bill was supported by acting Department of Transportation Services Director Mark Kikuchi, and therefore is expected to be signed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell. But while the bill is slated to go into effect July 1, Kikuchi told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he’s not certain how long it will take to get the new program off the ground.

Councilman Brandon Elefante, the bill’s author, said he was motivated to introduce the bill because Honolulu is one of only a handful of major U.S. cities without a one-day pass. DTS officials said a recent survey showed Honolulu as one of only six out of the top 26 major transit systems in the U.S. without one-day passes.

The 27-hour period for a single-day pass, from midnight the first day until 2:59 a.m. the following day, was chosen to allow those workers with long workdays to be able to take advantage of a one-day pass, Elefante said.

Kikuchi, in written testimony, said DTS supports the one-day pass because it lessens transfer fraud and abuse, makes the boarding process easier and lessens the responsibilities for its bus drivers, allowing them to concentrate on driving.

Kikuchi said that while details have yet to be ironed out, he envisions the one-day passes being available at satellite city halls, 7-Elevens, Foodland and Times supermarkets, among other locations. One-day passes will not be available directly from drivers. DTS is also looking into the possibility of setting up self-serve kiosks at key transit hubs, he said.

The elimination of transfers is not expected to have a negative impact on a large segment of TheBus riders. DTS estimates only 15 percent of its roughly 200,000 passengers daily now pay cash when they board a bus, with everyone else using monthly or annual passes. Elefante said that a recent study showed that of those who do pay cash, only about 6 percent are one-way travelers who use transfer slips.

While the bill approved Wednesday would not change existing rates, Caldwell earlier this week told state lawmakers that his administration is contemplating raising fees after July 1 as part of the upcoming year’s budget. The administration needs to submit a budget plan to the Council by March 2.

Also Wednesday, the Council voted to:

>> Approve Bill 8 (2015), which would bar tour buses, limousines and related commercial vehicles from operating in all the city’s Waimanalo-area beach parks with the exception of Waimanalo Bay Beach Park (also known as Sherwood Forest), which would allow up to five permitted operators. Bill supporters say the area’s beaches are overrun but opponents say it would hurt small businesses. The version that was passed does not apply to professional photographers, filmmakers or wedding planners.

>> Approve Resolution 17-27, giving developers of a nine-story, affordable rental tower for seniors in Waikiki known as Ainahau Vista exemptions from density, parking and open-space requirements. The 62 one-­bedroom and studio units are required to be rented to those making 60 percent of area median income or less for a minimum of 62 years. The building would be a companion tower to an existing tower also designed as an affordable complex for seniors.

>> Approve a slew of reappointments for Caldwell Cabinet members unanimously. Among them are Managing Director Roy Amemiya, Budget Director Nelson Koyanagi, Corporation Counsel Donna Leong, Environmental Services Director Lori Kahikina, Facility Maintenance Director Ross Sasamura, Parks Director Michele Nekota, Community Services Director Gary Nakata, Customer Services Director Sheri Kajiwara, Enterprise Services Director Guy Kaulukukui, Human Resources Director Carolee Kubo, Information Technology Director Mark Wong and Royal Hawaiian Band Director Clarke Bright. Caldwell has yet to fill vacant director jobs at the Department of Planning and Permitting and the Department of Emergency Services.

>> Approve Resolution 17-1, accepting a $1,100 monetary gift from Cody Keenan, former President Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter, and several other top Obama aides for a plaque to be placed on a bench at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve. The plaque is to be inscribed with the words “In Honor of Mothers Everywhere From the Staff of Barack Obama.” Keenan told the Star-Advertiser he and two others wanted the plaque to be a humble gift to the Hawaii-born Obama, who had told staffers about the special relationship the president and his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, had with Hanauma Bay.

>> Approve a $1 million settlement to the family of Stephen Dinnan, who died in 2013 after he was handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a Honolulu Police Department officer responding to a report that the owner of a stolen pickup truck had located his vehicle.

>> Give second reading OK to Bill 68 (2016), allowing the Department of Enterprise Services director rather than the Council to set admission rates at Honolulu Zoo. The administration says this will allow the city to react to market conditions more quickly. Several Council members said they don’t like the idea of giving up their authority over admission rates to the administration.