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HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION <br />Transcript of Meeting of July 12, 2000 <br />Hawaii County Liquor Commission Conference Room, <br />Hilo Lagoon Center <br />Attendance: J. Ray, M. Herkes (from 5:15 p.m.), R. Higashi, S. Irvine, D. Kurozawa, G. <br />Martin, J. Santangelo (from 5:28 p.m.), G. Yoshiyama, Counsel C. Yuen' <br />Absent: E. Alonzo, K. Balog, S. Bess <br />And 1 member of the public in attendance. <br />The meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m. <br />RAY: I'd like to call the meeting to order. This is the 1999-2000 Hawaii County <br />Charter Commission, our regular meeting, Wednesday, July 12th, 5 p.m., Hilo Lagoon Centre. <br />Attendance. At the present moment is Mr. Martin, Ms. Irvine, Mr. Higashi, Mr. Yoshiyama, Dr. <br />Kurozawa and myself, John Ray. And we're expecting a couple of more folks. <br />Statements from the Public. We have none. Shucks. <br />Minutes Approval. Minutes of May 31st, 2000. <br />MARTIN: Read them. Looked okay. Motion to pass them. <br />YOSHIYAMA: Second. <br />RAY: Okay, any comment? All in favor? <br />COMMISSIONERS: Aye <br />RAY: Financial Status Report. As of 5/31, $64,854.69. Just to let you know, we've <br />received an additional $9,000 and some in invoices, so a rough figure is closer to $55,000.00 <br />than $64,000.00, what we're looking at right now, and that will be relevant when we discuss our <br />developing a budget for taking the amendments out to the public later. <br />Communications. We did receive — I guess you distributed it — the communication from Dr. <br />Holschuh. So everybody got those. So, there's nothing new that wasn't distributed. <br />Unfinished Business, Item number A., I'm going to ask Mr. Yuen to explain why we need to <br />take a vote this evening on the exact time language when the Managing Director <br />amendment takes effect. <br />WYUEN: This had originally been written up and passed so that it would take effect on <br />approval by the voters, and the Charter Commission passed it that way. On thinking about it <br />some more, I thought it would be better to take effect the first Monday in December which is the <br />beginning of the Mayor's term, just on the odd possibility, among other things, if the Managing <br />1 <br />