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G. MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT: <br />No discussion. <br />H. REVIEW OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: <br />No discussion. <br />L MANAGER -CHIEF ENGINEER'S QUARTERLY UPDATE: <br />The Manager -Chief Engineer noted that there were minor changes to the update, which are <br />highlighted in yellow. <br />J. DISCUSSION OF PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF NEW MANAGER - <br />CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY: <br />Ms. Garson reported that the recruitment ad has been posted, and the deadline for filing <br />applications is May 4. Once the applications are in, it will take County Human Resources about a <br />week or so to go through all of the applications to make sure that everyone meets the minimum <br />qualifications. Once the Board gets the list of qualified applicants, the Board can discuss how to <br />proceed with interviews, etc. Ms. Garson said that the recruitment ad is on the County website, <br />as well as on the AWWA/Hawai`i Section website. <br />Chairperson Pro Tem Arikawa asked whether the Board would need to wait until the May <br />meeting to get the list of applicants. <br />Ms. Garson said that was correct. <br />K. EXECUTIVE SESSION RE: PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF NEW <br />MANAGER -CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY: <br />(No Executive Session) <br />L. MANAGER -CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT: <br />The Manager -Chief Engineer will provide an update or status on the following: <br />1) Public Information and Education Specialist Update — Ms. Aton reported that there were <br />two teacher training sessions coming up in Hilo, sponsored by a Source Water <br />Protection Grant from DOH. One of the sessions is a day -long course. Teachers who <br />participate will receive a K-12 curriculum on teaching about water resource protection, <br />etc. The other workshop is aimed at training teachers to train other teachers. The <br />Project Wet Coordinator at the Kauai DWS has sent the information to all of the <br />schools on the Big Island, Ms. Aton said. DWS had a booth at this year's Earth Day <br />celebration in Hilo, and DWS will also have a booth at Prince Kuhio Plaza on Saturday, <br />May 9, to commemorate Drinking Water Week. DWS will be receiving a laptop and a <br />projector, purchased through the Source Water Protection Grant in partnership with <br />Kauai DWS and DOH. Ms. Lee Loy noted the recent article about DWS spending on <br />lunches, and asked if there was any way to put out DWS's full statement; she said that <br />the article "cherry -picked" the information and took things out of context. Ms. Aton <br />said that the matter was debated internally, but it was decided that at this point it would <br />be best to let matters rest, instead of adding chum to the water. Ms. Aton said that as <br />soon as such an inquiry comes in, all of the DWS team collaborates on a response. <br />Mr. Uyeda asked if there was any follow-up with the Police Department regarding the <br />recent water scam. Ms. Aton said that DWS contacted the people who filed the two <br />Page 14 of 15 Water Board Minutes 4-28-15 js <br />