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<br />HERKES: Actually, we collect disposal fees now in our property taxes and our taxes for the Counties. Somebody pays for
<br />disposing. They pay for operating the landfills. So, that is just a diversion of funds that would be separated out to run this,
<br />once you figured out how much. I want to go back to, and I think it was John that brought it up, the qualifications of an
<br />Environmental Service Manager. In the Department of Water Supply, there’s no qualifications for the Manager. It says they
<br />have to be an engineer, but there’s no administrative qualifications. There’s no educational qualifications. They’re chosen by
<br />the Water Commission. Can we insert some language that the Administrator of this Environmental Services Department shall
<br />have environmental service experience and education, maybe even an Environmental Service degree, so we have somebody
<br />that has some expertise in environmental services? Thank you.
<br />RAY: The reason I sent all these suggested changes on Department Heads was just for that reason, so we’d at least thought it
<br />through. We talked about some of these, and others not, but I just pulled language out of different charters; Maui, City and
<br />County, and whatever, just to throw it out for discussion. I would assume we would look at that position and the Department
<br />Head the same way, on what was appropriate. So I would think the answer would certainly be yes, whatever we felt was
<br />appropriate, and I’m not sure what that is. Roland.
<br />HIGASHI: So, Mr. Chair, should we move to the center and say whether we’re going to create this department? If we do,
<br />then we can work on the details. If we’re not, then move on to the next subject.
<br />RAY: Anybody can make a motion. I’m a little bit caught off guard, to tell you the truth.
<br />HIGASHI: At least we can have the framework. We can ask Counsel to put language together, if we’re going to pursue it. If
<br />we’re not going to pursue it, then leave it for next meeting, but I’d like to, kind of, dispose of some of these issues.
<br />RAY; Prior to accepting a motion, if there’s anymore preliminary discussion. Gary, do you have something to say?
<br />YOSHIYAMA: Yes, I want to go back to privatization and I’m going to keep calm about this. It seems that what I’m hearing
<br />is it’s just like the State or the County don’t have any private contracts, or they don’t do privatization or contracting. There
<br />are thousands of contracts in the State. There are hundreds of contracts within this county. So, we have privatization and we
<br />have contracting out, so I don’t see why we’ve got to put more language in there to say it’s allowable.
<br />RAY: Okay.
<br />HIGASHI: As long as it’s not prohibited.
<br />RAY: The Chair will entertain a motion in regard to creating a Department of Environment, or whatever we want to call it.
<br />IRVINE: I would like to move that we create a Department of Environmental Services which would take care of wastewater,
<br />solid waste and recycling, non-point source pollution and individual county water systems, among other things, and I would
<br />further like to move that we have an Environmental Commission, of some sort, attached to this department.
<br />SANTANGELO: Mr. Chairman, point of information, just for clarification. I was ready to second this motion but I stand
<br />back because it appeared to me that you were including the Department of Water.
<br />IRVINE: No. Wastewater, solid waste, non-point source pollution, which is storm water.
<br />HERKES: Pollution?
<br />IRVINE: I think that they call it pollution.
<br />MARTIN: Storm drains, right. Correct.
<br />IRVINE: Anyway, storm water, and individual county water systems.
<br />MARTIN: What do you mean by that? If I may, clarification.
<br />IRVINE: That means, I think, a hotel or people who have their own catchments.
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