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it in September, probably in March, and then in June, because we would want to take in all the collections we received through the fiscal year. MS. JARMAN: That would take care of all the late taxes or other taxes you have collected through legal means, etcetera; the ones that would come out in June. MS. CRAWFORD: Correct, because we are collecting taxes all year long and we have tax sales that bring in additional tax revenue. Actually, I said June, but it would probably be posted in July, but it would be for the June 30 deadline. MS. JARMAN: Thank you. That is all the questions that I have. MS. KAWAUCHI: The reason I proposed the amendment was because when I look at the language, "...directly after the majority of the taxes have been collected...," I guess if I was a member of the public and I didn't know what the common practice of the County was, I really wouldn't know when they would be making a decision. It seems like there are other dates that could be operable as well; June, or - - -I just thought that it wasn't clear enough to me, in my mind. I also have a question which is if the Charter states, "Deposits to the fund will occur at a minimum of twice a year, but directly after the majority of the taxes have been collected...," does the ordinance say something different; is the land fund funded in December; and does that pose a conflict between what is said in the Charter and what is said in the ordinance? MS. CRAWFORD: I'm not the attorney but I would think that the Charter would trump the County Code; but that is not my call. MS. HONMA: I have a question going along with what Jamae is trying to do. If you wanted to be a little bit more specific than what it says here, but we don't want to be tied down with the months; would the term, "30 days" work? It could say 30 days after the collection; or something like that. Would that work? MS. CRAWFORD: I think you could do that too; 30 days after the majority of the taxes are collected is probably reasonable. We definitely want to give ourselves enough time to get everything in and posted. The taxes are due before the end of August and then we take two to three weeks to have those posted. We could, if required, make one transfer then, and another one a little bit later; but it is more efficient for us if we have collected the majority of the taxes and then do that. That is probably preferable to identifying specific months. CHR. HAITSUKA: Are there any further questions for Ms. Crawford? Thank you Ms. Crawford. Is there any further discussion? MS. KAWAUCHI: If stating March and again September of each fiscal year is too much detail to put into the Charter, I think I would be inclined to go with 30 days after the majority of the taxes have been collected. Can I withdraw my motion and propose a new motion? 12