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you, then they'll schedule a separate time to meet, which I don't really anticipate <br />because I don't see us as having lots of cost issues either from the Department, the <br />Commission, or the Board. So, maybe Riley, if you can just run through the questions, <br />and if there's any comments, we will record it. <br />Smith: Sounds good, thanks, Gerald. And so, just for my clarification, the Cost of <br />Government Commission is advisory to the Mayor's office? <br />Takase: Yes, it's advisory to the Mayor or the Council, I think. They're the ones going <br />through the budget. <br />Smith: So, they make recommendations to the Council, and the Council either listens <br />to them, implements them, or ignores them? <br />Takase: Correct. <br />Smith: Okay, alright, sounds good. So, let me just read through the 10 questions here, <br />and keep in mind the summary that Dawn provided in her July 31 St email, and the intent <br />is if any of us present here would like to add anything to what Dawn put together, be <br />ready to comment on that after we go through this, okay? <br />I'm going to go through each question, and if you guys have any feedback on any of <br />these, that we would add to Dawn's comments, let me know and we can add them, and <br />that would get provided to the Cost of Government Commission. <br />So, the first one: Can redundancy and waste be reduced by combining <br />boards/commissions that are like focused? <br />So, I think specifically for us, that's Adjudication Board, or any other Board or <br />Commission that exist for the County. Anybody have any input? <br />Ibarra: Yes. I'd just like to add an addition to Dawn's comments. I don't believe that <br />the Adjudication Board and the Liquor Commission should be combined because they <br />perform entirely different functions and responsibilities. <br />Smith: Okay. Anybody else? <br />Nishimoto: I agree with that because each has its specific purpose. <br />Smith: Okay, any other comments? <br />There were no further comments from Commissioners. <br />Smith: Moving on to the second question: Is the size of your board/commission <br />optimized? Is island -wide representation optimized? <br />Thomas: I agree with what Dawn said, absolutely. <br />MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022 - KONA PAGE 20 OF 31 <br />