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always been very cautious about doing that, simply because it's not absolutely clear, and then you want the contract to be official, and rather than worry about it, just go ahead and have the Mayor sign it. Is the Mayor still signing Section 8 housing contracts? TAKAHASHI: Yes. YUEN: I think that's actually the biggest group of contracts, like mass group of contracts. These are housing subsidies that are signed between the County and landlords, and there are a lot of those, like in the hundreds. Apart from those, I think that probably - how many contracts is it? Is it really a major thing, a time consumer? TAKAHASHI: Let's put it this way. Summer Fun hires are done by contract. There's two hundred and some odd contracts that are signed by myself and the Mayor, and I sign it twice because it crosses fiscal years. You're talking about $800. SANTANGELO: Chris, when it comes to signing contracts, that's part of the balance of power, Administrative vs. Legislative. YUEN: Right. SANTANGELO: So, if you start putting this into ordinance, you've got the Legislative Branch, pretty much, crossing over into an Administrative side. But with the Managing Director, who would be, again, Administrative, we might be able to deal with that as the Chairman suggested. YUEN: I think, even if it were possible for the Council to pass ordinances authorizing people to sign, they would have to be people in the Administration except for contracts that the Council can enter into on it's own. RAY: Other questions for Harry in regard to any of his previous testimony? Gary. YOSHIYAMA: Harry, you talked to us, at some point, about the crunch time with the Legislative session and the adoption, or the submission, of the operating budget. Did you react to Al Konishi's proposal regarding changing the fiscal year, and the time in which the Council has to adopt the budget? TAKAHASHI: No. YOSHIYAMA: He wanted to, in essence, push, like, one month. 4