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<br /> <br /> publicized."" <br /> <br /> If in violation of section 3:16, lacking a mandatory program <br /> <br /> review, the councilmembers would also be in violation of section <br /> <br /> 10:11 which prohibits appropriations in violation of the County <br /> <br /> Charter. <br /> <br /> This certainly raises serious questions of compliance and is <br /> <br /> thus "red-flagged" for more investigation. <br /> <br /> B_...._.. L_obby_ ng..__ <br /> <br /> As was stated before, the police do riot approach this <br /> <br /> program as they would any other program, i.e. from a position of <br /> <br /> disinterest. The department remains a self-interested party for <br /> <br /> monetary reasons of overtime and forfeiture money. instead of <br /> <br /> being willing to act as the council directs them, the <br /> <br /> department's officers routinely lobby the council to continue <br /> <br /> this very expensive program. Such lobbying began in 1993 with <br /> <br /> the first council votes against the program. In this, the police <br /> <br /> department deviates from common practice. <br /> <br /> The eradication money itself may have been used to lobby the <br /> <br /> county legislature to continue the program ~z when, on 19 October <br /> <br /> 1993, the Hawaii County police department and representatives <br /> <br /> from each of the other county departments, State enforcement <br /> <br /> agencies such as the DHHL and DLNR, the National Guard, the DEA, <br /> <br /> and the National Park Service appeared before the Finance <br /> <br /> Committee to lobby against the proposed new helicopter rules. 3 <br /> <br /> This is a possible violation of the anti-lobbying statutes <br /> <br /> listed in each contract that the county signs with the feeerai <br /> <br /> t <br /> 15 <br />