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From: PAMELA <pamelawang@hawaii.rr.com> <br />Sent: Friday, July 26, 2019 7:55 AM <br />To: Charter Commission <br />Subject: Wording on 2%land fund <br />Aloha Charter Commissioners: <br />As you well know, 63% of island voters voted 3 times to support the Land Fund Program. With your help we can <br />improve the 2% Land Fund program. Right now there is $22 million in the Fund and $3 million in the Maintenance Fund. <br />Only 9% of Maintenance Funds have been received by the nonprofit caretaking thes properties. The program needs a <br />point person to carry it forward. <br />Why ONE FULL TIME STAFF PERSON WORKING ONLY ON THE 2% LAND FUND PROGRAM. We should not deplete the <br />purchasing power of the Land Fund by paying too many people. The Program needs ONE consistent, full time staff <br />person working ONLY on the 2% Land Program, not several part time workers. They can focus on land acquistions, <br />obtaining matching funds and helping nonprofits with stewardship funds. <br />WE ask that you include the following language in CA -18 that the Hawaii County Council approved unanimously on July <br />24th <br />No officer, board member, or employee of the 501( c) 3 nonprofit organization or the organization that operates under <br />the umbrella of a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization shall receive a salary (or paymcnt for labor or rcccivcd any <br />rcimburscmcnt for thc stcwardship work on thc projcct) for labor ) or any portion of a salary from this fund for <br />performing their duties or functions as an officer, board member or employee; however, compensation for specific <br />duties such as labor, educational workshops and maintenance work may be paid to an officer, board member or <br />employee if those duties have been specifically identified and officially approved in the detailed business plan submitted <br />as part of the stewardship proposal. The 501( c) 3 nonprofit shall sign an agreement so stating these conditions and <br />submit it with the application." <br />PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE TO REPLACE YOUR CA -9 LANGUAGE: (3) (OUR PREFERRED <br />LANGUAGE): <br />"Pay for the salary, wages and benefits of one full-time staff member, employed by the Department of <br />Finance dedicated only to advancing administering the activities contained within this section and Section 10-16 of this <br />charter. This is in addition to a staff person provided in Section 2-215 of the Hawaii County Code." <br />Mahalo for your assistance to make to improve the program save Hawai'i Island's great places! <br />Pamela Wang <br />Kealakekua HI <br />Aloha , Pamela. :i: <br />1 <br />Comm. No. 35.50 <br />