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;:.w..K Hawaii State Association of Counties Counties of Kauai, Maui anti Hawaii, City 8. County of Honolulu ~h w •~YF` January 23, 1998 nma-! BY• w ~ i....~----------~' To: James Arakaki, Chairman County Council and Members of the Hawaii Cou~nt/y Counci] From: AI Smith, Secretary-Treasurer clpr Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Subject: HSAC Executive Committee Meeting -January 21, 1998 The following highlights of the HSAC Executive Committee meeting of January 21, 1998 are hereby submitted. The Secretary's Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of December 10, 1997 were approved and placed on file (Attached for information). The Treasurer reports for November 1997 and December 1997 was approved and placed on file (Attached for information). Under NACo/WIR Reports, President Mansho advised that Hawaii will have a booth at the NACo Legislative Conference where counties will be able to promote their islands as pre or post conference destinations for the WIR Conference in Juneau and the Annual Conference in Portland. Councilmember Kouchi reported that the deadline to include legislation in the NACo package is January 31, 1998. Under Unfinished Business, all four counties approved items relating to privatization and recreational tort liability for inclusion in the ] 998 HSAC Legislative Package. The Executive Committee deferred action on other legislative package items pending approval by all counties. It is requested that the Hawaii County Council consider a legislative proposal authorizing the counties to establish a general excise tax of one-half percent. (Attached, action requested). An amended version of the HSAC Legislative Policy Statement, United States Air Rights Negotiations and the Statewide Uniform Alcohol and Substance Abuse Testing Policy were approved by all counties. A copy of the amended HSAC policy statement is provided for your information. (Policy attached). (.e~i..x. l~~a • t~•t_..._._. :1~P1 6 1998