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<br /> <br /> <br /> " Of, <br /> . Lincoln S.T. Ashida <br /> Corporation Counsel <br /> Harry Kim <br /> Mayor " Gerald Takase <br /> Assistant Corporation <br /> Counsel <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL <br /> 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4262 • (808) 961-8251 Fax (808) 961-8622 <br /> October 28, 2004 <br /> <br /> Honorable Aaron Chung <br /> Chair, Finance Committee <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni St. - <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> <br /> Dear Councilman Chung: o <br /> <br /> RE: New Deputy Corporation Counsel Position <br /> <br /> <br /> The Office of the Corporation Counsel respectfully requests the above <br /> matter be waived through the Finance Committee, and proceed for hearing <br /> before the full Council on November 10, 2004. <br /> <br /> As you know, our office has embarked upon an effort to address long <br /> neglected matters, such as rule and code revisions throughout the County. The <br /> added burdens placed upon our legal staff necessitate the additional attorney <br /> position to properly perform our legal duties for our County clients. <br /> <br /> The urgency of having this position created and filled immediately is <br /> necessitated by various acute legal responsibilities of the County, including <br /> working with our County clients to comply with requirements of the Fair Labor <br /> Standards Act, assisting in the conversion process of large capacity cesspools in <br /> our County, and code and rule revisions affecting not only our County clients but <br /> the public at large. <br /> <br /> I thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter. <br /> <br /> Very truly yours, <br /> <br /> <br /> LINCOLN S. T. ASHIDA <br /> Corporation Counsel <br /> <br /> <br /> c: Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor <br /> S: Departments/Corp Counsel/LSA Misc. Corresp./Letter to A Chung re Finance Committee 10-28-04/LSAmr 842.1 <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider Comm. No. Ref. To: CflIA.YI" <br /> <br /> Ref. Date PICT 2 9 91904 <br />