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that month, then I might give them a little more leeway. If they are in contact with me <br /> <br />and saying, okay, I really tried to keep up with the payment plan. <br /> <br />MR. MATSUDA: <br /> If they pay a little money and something like that. <br /> <br />MS. LUGO: <br /> Right. <br /> <br />MR. TAKABA: <br /> When do you cut them off from using the landfill? <br /> <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> That would be a question for Ivan. That would not be Molly’s call. <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> One last question and this is for Deanna. The topic that we are focusing <br />on here is not only collections but also revenue enhancement. Would you be able to <br />recommend any places where the county might be able to implement or increase user <br />fees and other ways of collecting revenues that aren’t currently being done? <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> Both the last couple of years as we went through the budget process we <br />have recommended various rate increases, inaudible fees to the department. And <br />some of them have gone ahead and implemented them. But everything, pretty much all <br />the rates either require public hearings because it’s set by rule or ordinance change <br />before the Council. <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> The county operates that lava viewing area is that correct? <br /> <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> Yes. <br /> <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> And we currently do not charge for parking at that area? <br /> <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> We do not. I think that has more to do with the liability or risk that we <br /> <br />would be assuming. We are held to a higher level of protection. If we would start to <br /> <br />collect fees for it then by just – Enter at your own risk – and pay a donation fee. <br /> <br />MR. TAKABA: <br /> How do donations come in? <br /> <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> Well, there were a few. <br /> <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> It just seems like a huge revenue source for us. <br /> <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> No, and we did look at that. I think previously, the last time we did it, fees <br /> <br />were collected at that point. This one is a little different. It’s also on private property <br /> <br />that we’re helping to facilitate so it’s a little different so to speak. <br /> <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> It still seems like there would be insurance available to cover the risk <br /> <br />and it would still be here and that’s an asset to the county. <br /> <br />MS. SAKO: <br /> I cannot imagine what it would cost to get a policy to protect us from <br /> <br />someone falling in a collapsed tube. <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />