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MS. KAWAUCHI: Perhaps that may be resolved by yet another sentence which says, ... and further transfers may be made at the discretion of the finance department." Then it is clear that there are three transfers; one in the first half of the fiscal year, the second in the second half, and the third to be made at the end of the fiscal year, and then further transfers to be made a the discretion of the finance department. That then gives you more leeway should further transfers be requested by the council or - - -I'm just trying to figure it out. MS. CRAWFORD: Actually that is what I was trying to say. If we have additional taxes that are collected, and it's not immediately after tax collection period, say it's in December and we are making a land purchase and those funds would be helpful to the land purchase, that's only going to happen if you have given us the freedom to do that. MS. JARMAN: Would saying, "Deposits to the fund will be made at least quarterly," be saying the same thing, and not hamstringing it too much? It seems simpler to say at least quarterly if we are going to do four times a year anyways. But, I don't know if that makes sense. MS. CRAWFORD: I don't have a problem with saying they will be made at least quarterly. We've been talking about semi - annual and then a clean up, but we can transfer four times a year with whatever we have collected. MS. KAWAUCHI: So, one idea would be, "Deposits to the fund will occur quarterly within the fiscal year; and further transfers to be made at the discretion of the finance department." MS. JARMAN: I would just say "... at least quarterly," and if they want to do it twice in one quarter, as long as they do it in each quarter, they can do it whenever they would want. They would have to do it at least once in each quarter, if they wanted to do it twice in the fourth quarter because it makes sense, they could do it that way. CHR. HAITSUKA: I think quarterly would work, because the first quarter would end in September, then you have December, March, and the end of the fiscal year. That seems to work. MS. JARMAN: Then it's just simple. CHR. HAITSUKA: Yes. MS. JARMAN: "Deposits to the fund shall occur at a minimum, quarterly." MS. KAWAUCHI: "Deposits to the fund shall occur quarterly," taking the minimum out. MS. JARMAN: Well if for some reason or other they wanted to make it twice in the fourth quarter or any other quarter. 17