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i 5Zp1EAAS,gO !! Page 13 *I 4 O�fOUN�� 5 2. Status update relating to the transition of the role of Treasurer to Maui It was noted earlier by Treasurer King that Maui County officially took over as treasurer in Sep- tember 2019. B. County Report President Manahan requested that the Executive Committee postpone County updates as a meeting of this body recently occurred. No objections were made. C. National Association of Counties (NACo) Report No update provided. D.Western Interstate Region (WIR) Report No update provided. V. NEW BUSINESS A. 2019 HSAC Annual Conference Report and Profit Loss Statement • Secretary Kierkiewicz asked for clarification if the annual conference is supposed to be a fundraiser.Treasurer King replied,to her knowledge, it is not a fundraiser so did not approach as such. She spent significant time focused on content, and not making money. • Vice President Kagawa shared that for a long time, HSAC leaders tried to put in what they could to make each conference a success. He explained the group does not have many ways to generate revenue to pay for things like Mr. Okudara's services. He cautioned that if the con- ference wasn't used as a fundraiser, HSAC would be in trouble at some point.Vice President Kagawa said hosting is like a tradition, and if counties know it's their turn to host,to be proac- tive in respective County budgets for personnel OT. He elaborated further concerns around being strapped in the future and and not being able to expend on important activities such as lobbying and conference travel if the conference did not generate revenue. He felt strongly that the conference's role was to bring money in to help with ongoing activities, and that in the future we may need to charge a bit more to cover inflation. • Treasurer King noted if HSAC wanted it to be a fundraiser, it should be in the bylaws. She ex- plained there was a lot of turnover in Maui County,with new leadership beginning in January. She shared there was not a lot of time to make the conference happen. She noted 2020 is be- ing hosted by County of Hawaii, and appreciated Secretary Kierkiewicz starting the planning early.Treasurer King said she was assured by the former HSAC President, Council Member Va- lerie Poindexter,that the goal of the conference was not to raise funds,which is why Maui dropped the golf tournament and instead chose to focus on content overall. • Vice President Kagawa said previous HSAC leaders were competitive, and tried to out-raise each other when it was their County's turn to host. He felt you were successful right off the bat if you simply had the conference. He believes that for HSAC to operate efficiently,the group