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Just because you are doin~~ n cheaper. or more etlicientl~ it is not a consideration Civil service prevails I'he State Civil Sen-ice System is for all the people in the State and was enacted t~~ insure fair emplo~~ment b~ government Now, there are mom unansr~ered questions l he Hawaii Counh helicopter contract for aeromedical and rescue ser,-ices is eurrenth beine held up Hawaii County contracts its helicopter pilots The Cite and County of Honolulu has civil service pilots Mayor Yamashiro is concerned that after .lulu. there may not he anc aeromedical or rescue services on the Big Island On Hawaii Counri~. there are sixteen volunteer fire stations manned b~~ 24fi ~ olunteer fire fighters who sere e without pay and prop ide fire protection coverage for a good portion of the Big Island. Mayor Yamashire~ is concerned that this may be potential violation. Most of the road resurfacing b~ the counties have been bs private conh~act Will the existence of a Hawaii Counte road resurfacing crew he grounds that future resurYacing cannot be contracted out° .A partial listing of contractual ser,ices which may be impacted was also provided by Mayor Yamashiro to further illustrate the potential magnitude of the decision HSAC President Manshu will keep m touch with the Mayors on this issue and gill contact the House and Senate to see what kind of input HSAC can provide so that the Mayors are not the sole voice of the counties on this matter B Darrlvn Bunda. E~ecutn e llirector of LOT~IA (Leeward Oahu Transportation Management Association) Ms. Darrlyn Bunda of I.OTM.A. informed the l.xecuti~ e (~ommittee that hei organization, as a member of the American Highway l users alliance. a national organization out of Washington. U C .receives frequent advisories about pending transportation issues and expressed a w°illin~;ness to share this information with HSAC on a regular basis She also informed the Executive Committee that the State ~%an Pool Program. which in a demonstration phase on Maui. Lanai. Hawaii. and Oahu, is beine closer evaluated and pending funding at the Legislature If funded for FY 97 and FY 9R. the Federal matching funds to Hawaii will be -7 times greater or $1 3 Million \'II COMMUNICATIONS The following communication ..ere placed on file I From President Manshu to Norman Mizuguchi. State Sena[e President. dated February 24, 19r>". regarding HSAC resolutions in support of State legislation funding the Na Ala Hele and D.ARF. program. a 0