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From: Debbie H <hecht.deb@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:55 AM <br />To: Charter Commission <br />Subject: Boards and Commissions recommended changes <br />Attachments: Charter Commission- Boards and Commissions proposed changes 4.24.2019.doc <br />PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL CHARTER COMMISSION MEMBERS: <br />Aloha Charter Commission members- RE: CHANGES TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />I propose a simple change of nominating people for Boards and Commission that should make the Boards and <br />Commissions more effective AND allow the nominations to fill vacancies to happen more quickly and efficiently. <br />WHY WE NEED CHANGES: <br />1. There are 37 active Boards and Commission on our island. Let's say there are 2 vacancies per board or <br />commission per year, that would mean that a Mayor would spend their valuable time vetting 74 people per <br />year. Is this something that we really want to ask the Mayor to do? Isn't there a better use of their time? Here <br />is a list of the Boards and Commission: http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/boards-and-commissions. <br />2. The job is not getting done. You heard in one of the public meetings that the Mayor has a hard time appointing <br />people to fill vacancies. Which means that some of the Boards or commission cannot function because of a lack <br />of quorum. How does this serve the people of our island? <br />THE PROPOSED CHANGES: <br />1. Council members should nominate commissioners or members. The council members know better who might <br />be skilled in the areas that will serve certain boards or commissions AND who is best able to represent their <br />district. <br />2. The Mayor should then get a chance to approve these nominations. <br />Please see the attached proposed changes to this part of the Charter. <br />Debbie Hecht <br />Website: Ramblings, Thoughts and Theories: www.debbiehecht.com <br />1 <br />Comm. No. 10.2 <br />