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what, ten million? TYLER: I think we'd have to look at an analysis to say whether or not my figures are correct. It's my gut feeling. I know that it Would give some of us a great deal more peace of mind than we currently have, if we could change it in the next election, but from a fiscal responsibility standpoint, in terms of what our budget currently is, I have some very strong reservations. But I think the most important reservation is the one that I wouldn't want you to rush your work because what I heard from the Elections people is you've got to have things done by a certain date, and you all asked some really key questions which you need to know, and I'm sitting back here going `no way', and you probably saw me saying `I'm not going to approve that if it comes before the Council', but I go back to Kona after that and I said, my God, there's just no way that this thing can be pulled off, and address all the other important considerations that you have before you, so maybe that's a lame answer but - BALOG: Okay. I got one more question, not to cut your line there, but the other one was, you talk about the managing form of government. If the current Council's elected for two years, what kind of term, and you say you want to pay someone a hundred thousand, and Marni kind of quietly chirps in, a couple of hundred thousand - They pay the football coach, I think, at the UH three hundred thousand and he has a longer contract than two years, so are you thinking of binding another elected 110 body to keep the CEO, possibly if people are not elected back into office under the current two-year term? TYLER: With the two year term, it does create some interesting situations, to say the least. I think Mr. Ray knows that I haven't supported a four-year term, even though it certainly would make life simpler for those of us. My reasons have been quite simply because I think there needs to be real accountability. What 1 would certainly entertain, and I hope you will consider, and this has apparently worked quite well in other venues, other counties, is after the term, which would be two years, you then go to a four-year term. In other words, you've proven yourself. The people aren't up in arms because, let's face it, four years is, as you well know, is twice as long as two years, but if people were happy after two years, then you would run for a four-year term. BALOG: Is that Council members? TYLER: Yes, Council members. And that has apparently worked quite well in other counties, so I would certainly be willing to consider that. BALOG: So you realize you'd have to change the amount of years you'd be eligible to serve on the Council because right now it's limited to eight. So, you going to go two, four, two? Two plus four plus two. 12