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Page 6 of 11 <br />records where you would have itemized as a property taxpayer, as a property owner - your tax bill would <br />show what you are paying for fire, police, parks, roads, solid waste and bond reimbursement. That <br />would enable those of us who are in the lesser served districts to know what the discrepancy is and to <br />measure our payment against what it would be in the district that has perhaps, better service or less <br />service. Many, many, many counties do this so that you know what you’re paying out of your tax bill for <br />fire, police, parks, roads, solid waste and bond reimbursement. Thank you. <br />HIGASHI: Do we have any questions? So we look forward to your assistance in providing us some of <br />the models? <br />ASTE: Yes. <br />HIGASHI: Thank you. <br />IRVINE: Ginny, I did have one question. You wanted the tax bill itemized, not just by those categories, <br />but by district? <br />ASTE: No, it’s the percentage you’re paying. I’m not quite sure yet how that works but I want a way <br />that when you get a chunk of money that you’re supposed to pay the County, I want a way that you can <br />tell, if you live in the Puna District, approximately - you’d have to go down and find out what the total <br />budget is for the Department, for fire and so forth, but a way that you could begin to break it down. You <br />know that little pie chart they put out every year? <br />IRVINE: Yes. <br />ASTE: It would be like that except that it would be on your tax bill and then you could use that to find <br />out what the comparison is for your district against other districts. <br />IRVINE: Okay, so you’d want it broken down by district as well? <br />ASTE: I know you’re asking me that and I can’t really answer right now. <br />IRVINE: Okay. <br />HIGASHI: Just one word, Ginny. We will be holding agendized items later on - nonpartisan elections, <br />getting some background and also getting background on the Managing Director form of government so <br />watch the paper and when you see that on the agenda, please come back. <br />ASTE: Okay. <br />IRVINE: Either August 11th or 25th actually. <br />HIGASHI: Next speaker, Jon Olson. <br />OLSON: Yes, thank you. My name is Jon Olson. Basically, I guess I’m going to expand upon what <br />Ginny has said. These all have to do with Boards and Commissions. My proposal would be to expand <br />the membership of all Boards and Commissions to 10 members. There being one member for each <br />Council District plus one alternate for each Council District. I know that each one of you have all sat on <br />Boards and Commissions where we’ve all waited for a quorum to appear and I think, in the interest of <br />the public and the people who are donating their time, if you had an alternate, it would increase the <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 7-21-99.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />