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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -10 April 25, 2019 <br />MS. MAGNUSON: Scott Sussman is here. <br />CHR. ADAMS: Oh there we are, okay great. If I could ask you to provide your <br />name, any organization if any that you are representing, the agenda items that you <br />are speaking to, you have three minutes for one agenda item. Anything more than <br />that, a maximum of five minutes on your testimony. Thank you. Go ahead. <br />SCOTT SUSSMAN: Proposal No. CA -24, commenting. <br />MR. SUSSMAN: Hi, my name is Scott Sussman. I am a Fire Commissioner but I <br />am going to... I am here on my own behalf. I was kind of called out of my home <br />site this morning. It was a surprise to me. I understand that there is a Charter <br />amendment proposed to change the qualifications for the Fire Chief. Is that CA - <br />24? <br />CHR. ADAMS: Yes. <br />MR. SUSSMAN: Does Commissioner Todd have any comment for me that <br />would help bring me up to speed on that? <br />CHR. ADAMS: I am sorry Mr. Sussman, this is the opportunity for you as a <br />member of the public to speak to us. <br />MR. SUSSMAN: Okay. The Fire Commission submitted a formal document <br />from the whole Commission recommending Charter amendments. The original <br />requirement for the Fire Chief were unchanged. Now I understand or I don't see <br />it anywhere in writing or on your agenda but the length of time as a Fire Captain <br />or whatever has been changed or as submitted as a proposed change for the <br />Charter and my testimony would be please don't limit the field for the <br />requirements for Fire Chief. We need as many applicants as we can. We have an <br />internal document that provides more or less that a... what we can expect from a <br />Fire Chief, the talents and skills that are needed. You don't want to limit the <br />field. If ... this idea that more time in office as a Captain or whatever doesn't in <br />any way improve the potential to get a good Chief, so that is what I have to say. <br />CHR. ADAMS: Okay. <br />MR. SUSSMAN: Please don't change the requirement for the Fire Chief beyond <br />what was already in the document that came from the Charter... the Fire <br />Commission already. Thank you and forgive my confusion because this... this <br />thing kind of came from left field for me this morning. Forgive me. <br />CHR. ADAMS: Thank you very much. <br />MR. SUSSMAN: Any questions? <br />Page 18 <br />