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p~tV Oi H C ' ~.r,~ ~~y y6rf~, Wayne G. Carvalho Stephen K. Yamashiro ~ ~ i, Police Chief Mayor _ , ' James S. Correa wi't'-w. i!S' Sri os e~~' Deputy Police Chief (i~~uztfg u~ ~ttfuttit POLICE DEPARTMENT 399 Kapiolani Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720.3998 (808) 935-337] Fax (808) 96]-2702 June 23, 1998 TO CONNIE KIRIU, LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK FROM 'E G. CARVALHO, POLICE CHIEF SUBJECT: MARIJUANA ERADICATION PROGRAM REVIEW The Statewide Marijuana Eradication Task Force Grant, Project No. 96-DB-13, terminates on June 30, 1998. Resolution No. 94-97 dated July 2, 1997, requires that a program review of the marijuana eradication program be submitted to the County Council within 90 days of the grant's termination. On May 19, 1998, Acting Lieutenant Henry Tavares and Accountant Nori Tanaka of our Vice Section and Finance Division, respectively, met with Finance Director Harry Takahashi and reviewed the minutes of a June 16, 1997, Finance Committee meeting in which Resolution No. 94-97 was discussed. On Page 163 of the minutes (enclosed), Council Member Leithead-Todd was quoted as saying, "that part of the funds be expended in conjunction with the Legislative Auditor's Office on a program review of the marijuana eradication program." She further explained that the length of time was required because the Legislative Auditor's Office indicated that it would take anywhere from six to nine months to conduct a program review and would imagine that some time would be spent observing and/or monitoring the operations. We take this to mean that the Council's interpretation was that the responsibility for conducting the program review was directed to the Legislative Auditor. As a result of this, the Police Department is willing to assist your office in the preparation of this report.