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Page 24 <br />1 by requests from each of the commission members, so <br />2 just to provide a uniform way in which all the requests <br />3 were documented, <br />and they were all <br />on the table, and <br />4 everybody understood <br />what information <br />was being <br />5 generated by the <br />department. So I <br />think it was more <br />6 for clarification <br />and housekeeping <br />purposes. <br />7 ACTING <br />CHR. IKEDA: So, <br />is there any further <br />8 discussion? Okay. <br />If not, we can <br />go on to C), <br />9 "Opportunity for Commissioners to request items for <br />10 placement on the next agenda." <br />11 <br />Are <br />there any <br />requests? <br />12 <br />MR. <br />HIGGINS: <br />Yeah. Along with what Bill <br />13 talked about earlier about deferring everything based <br />14 on the unpredictability of what's going on, the lava <br />15 flows, et cetera, and how that will affect the budget, <br />16 at least the information I'm reading in the newspaper <br />17 has to do with a potential shortfall. And maybe we <br />18 should have put on the agenda, just in case it's <br />19 necessary to be able to discuss it, something -- a <br />20 representative from the budget office, the Finance <br />21 Department -- at least put that on the agenda so in case <br />22 <br />the discussion <br />leads <br />to the possibility of <br />suspension <br />23 <br />of pay raises, <br />that <br />we're able to discuss <br />it. <br />24 <br />Now, <br />I'm <br />not suggesting that. <br />I'm just <br />25 <br />saying that if <br />you're <br />going to balance <br />the budget, <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />