2011-04-08 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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MR. MATSUDA: I understand that but is there anything currently on the books? MR. TAKABA: Well Kona has abusiness improvement district and that’s part of the tax bill for the residents well businesses in that district. MS. O’HARA: The way we do our tax bill currently and correct me if I’m wrong Bill but we do have basically a percentage set aside for the different services, no? MR. TAKABA: No, it’s not a set percentage set aside. MS. O’HARA: Oh, I thought it was. MR. TAKABA: No. You’re talking about the use of the tax? MS. O’HARA: Yeah the use of the tax revenues. MR. TAKABA: No, you talking about the chart that comes out? MS. O’HARA: Yeah. MR. TAKABA: No, that’s after the fact. When you do your budget you show how much of your tax dollars are going for what types of services. MS. O’HARA: Oh okay. MS. NICHOLSON: So basically it goes into the general fund and then a percentage of that comes out but it’s not a fixed percent it depends on what the department requests and is given. MR. TAKABA: It is based on the department’s needs. MS. O’HARA: So we don’t have a break down on in terms of… When we set the tax rates we don’t have a break down on what percentage of that rate goes to the different services? MR. TAKABA: No, it’s after the fact, after you do your budget and after you get your revenues and then you do the pie chart on how it’s being spent. MS. O’HARA: Yeah that’s…. You really need that justification on the front end so you know what you should be charging. MS. NICHOLSON: Okay any other discussion on item number 12? If not let’s move back up to item number 5. REPORTS FROM SUBCOMMITTEES: MS. NICHOLSON: Do we have anyreports from any of our subcommittees? MR. MATSUDA: No reports. MS. NICHOLSON: No Reports? 21