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HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSIONPage 5 of 51 <br />FUJIOKA: No. <br />BALOG: Four years. So if you could go back to your Board and say, you know, we know that it’s hard <br />for people to come up to speed, but there are people who are interested, and it might help us attract other <br />people and be more, like you said, have continuity, would it be worthwhile to have a four-year term with <br />an option? <br />FUJIOKA: It may work. It’s hard to know. <br />BALOG: You still have to get Council approval, but it’s done on the State level for all of the State’s <br />Boards and Commissions. <br />FUJIOKA: Right. <br />RAY: Other comments? Sue. <br />IRVINE: I guess I didn’t understand how terms would become unstaggered. If they were staggered in <br />the beginning, and you were reappointed for another five years when you were appointed for the <br />remainder of a term, it wouldn’t become unstaggered. I guess if you were just - <br />FUJIOKA: Yes, you’re right. <br />IRVINE: The other thing. I know we received a whole stack of stuff from the Honolulu Charter <br />Commission, August, 1998, and I have no idea if any of these things passed, or where these ideas went, <br />but they had the proposal to empower the Council to fill vacancies on Boards and Commissions if the <br />Mayor does not fulfill them within 90 days. That might provide a little pressure somewhere. <br />HERKES: Assuming that there were people out there who wanted to serve on them, and I don’t see a lot <br />of people who want to serve on them. <br />RAY: Kevin. <br />BALOG: Out of curiosity, on your Board, do you feel that some of the reason could be once people are <br />told about the homework they need to do - <br />FUJIOKA: I don’t think so. <br />BALOG: Possibly meetings, or anything, it’s a deterrent? <br />FUJIOKA: As far as the Members who are presently serving, each one is very committed. <br />BALOG: No, if you had to go out, forget the Members that are there. <br />FUJIOKA: You mean to solicit? <br />BALOG: If you were in a position such as Administration and you had to go out and say, you know <br />what, there’s X amount of reading to do, there’s X amount of meetings. It’s an obligation that needs to <br />be committed to. They frown on people who attend less than 3/4, or whatever it is, of the meetings, do <br />you think it would be easy to find people? <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 9-29-99.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />