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C. HSAC Task Force on Tele-Health Services The purpose of this item is to act on the resolution establishing an HSAC Task Force on Tele-Hcalth Services. This resoludoa deals with the provision and extension of tele-medicine and tele-health services to the rural communities and the neighbor islands. System is ongoing on the island of Oahu. Hawaii County did not adopt this resolution. The matter of extending tele- medicine and tele-health services to the rural communities and the neighbor islands will be leR to the individual counties. 17. Video Conferencing of HSAC Executive Committee Meetings Members were reminded of the video conferencing orientation and practice session at the State Video Conferencing Centers on each island on Monday, November 2S, 1996 at 10:30 a.m. E. State/County Fiscal Relationship Task Force The purpose of this item is for President Mansho to report on the State/County Fiscal Relarionship Task Force meeting held on November l2, 1996. Minutes will be provided. Next meeting not scheduled. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. A New Bill for Inclusion in the 1997 HSAC Legislative Package The purpose of this item is to consider a bill relating to a general excise tax (GET} reimbursement for county agencies for inclusion in the 1997 HSAC Legislative Package. Your Executive Committee received testimony from Lowell ICalapa of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii on this matter. First, the counties cttrreatly pay a 4% premium on their operation. The counties should be relieved of this additional burden. He indicated that in prior years, Tax Review Commissions have made this recommendation to the State. This bill proposes to reimburse the counties for the General Excise Taxes paid by the counties in all business and sales transactions with the private sector. Second, this bill attempts to illustrate that the counties aze taking a hit in terms of the 4% they pay and if the TAT revenues to the county arc reduced, the counties will take a double hit. 5